पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · July 9, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.44 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः।

जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।6.44।।
"6.44 Unconsciously he will return to the practices of his old life; so that he who tries to realise spiritual consciousness is certainly superior to one who only talks of it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya82.70°MithunaPunarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra26.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha108.69°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.11°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra124.45°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani250.79°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:20
Vijaya Muhūrta15:07 – 16:00
Godhūli Muhūrta19:21 – 19:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:33 – 20:07
Amṛta Kāla19:18 – 21:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:53 – 09:33
Yamaganda11:13 – 12:53
Gulika Kāla14:33 – 16:13
Varjyam06:46 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:13 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:53 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:33 – 11:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:13 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:53 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:33 – 16:13 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:13 – 17:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:53 – 19:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:33 – 20:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:53 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:13 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:33 – 00:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:53 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:13 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:33 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:53 – 06:13 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869843.27
Julian Day2458308.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1117°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.21°
🪷 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 (24.1117°), declination 22.38°, EoT -4.83 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: 2018-07-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)