पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · August 28, 2018 CE

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BG 8.17 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
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रात्रिं युगसहस्रान्तां तेऽहोरात्रविदो जनाः।।8.17।।
"8.17 Those who understand the cosmic day and cosmic night know that one day of creation is a thousand cycles, and that the night is of equal length." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya130.60°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra327.73°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha112.13°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.43°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra175.79°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani248.39°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:59 – 17:33
Yamaganda09:40 – 11:15
Gulika Kāla12:49 – 14:24
Varjyam07:02 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:30 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:05 – 09:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:40 – 11:15 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:15 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:49 – 14:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:24 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:59 – 17:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:33 – 19:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:08 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:33 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:59 – 23:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:24 – 00:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:49 – 02:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:15 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:40 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:05 – 06:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869893.27
Julian Day2458358.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1136°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)198.78°
🪷 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 (24.1136°), declination 9.78°, EoT -0.81 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: 2018-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)