पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · August 24, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.36 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति।।18.36।।
"18.36 Hear further the three kinds of pleasure. That which increases day after day delivers one from misery," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.99°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra155.82°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.79°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha132.10°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.15°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra93.10°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani236.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

Somnāth — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:25 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:57 – 15:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:26 – 16:01
Yamaganda06:30 – 08:05
Gulika Kāla09:40 – 11:15
Varjyam07:01 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:30 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:05 – 09:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:40 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:15 – 12:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:50 – 14:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:26 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:01 – 17:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:36 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:11 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:36 – 22:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:01 – 23:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:26 – 00:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:50 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:15 – 03:40 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:40 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:05 – 06:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.888°
Longitude: 70.4017°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869524.27
Julian Day2457989.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0995°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.28°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0995°), declination 11.09°, EoT -1.99 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2017-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)