पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · August 29, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.20 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापा

यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते।

ते पुण्यमासाद्य सुरेन्द्रलोक

मश्नन्ति दिव्यान्दिवि देवभोगान्।।9.20।।
"9.20 Those who are versed in the scriptures, who drink the mystic Soma-juice and are purified from sin, but who while worshipping Me with sacrifices pray that I will lead them to heaven; they reach the holy world where lives the Controller of the Powers of Nature, and they enjoy …" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya132.03°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra263.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.61°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha142.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra86.68°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani271.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:07 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:40 – 11:14
Yamaganda14:23 – 15:58
Gulika Kāla06:31 – 08:05
Varjyam07:03 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:31 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:05 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:40 – 11:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:14 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:49 – 14:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:23 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:58 – 17:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:32 – 19:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:07 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:32 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:58 – 23:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:23 – 00:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:49 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:14 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:40 – 05:05 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:05 – 06:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870625.27
Julian Day2459090.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1416°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)130.26°
🪷 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 (24.1416°), declination 9.25°, EoT -0.50 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: 2020-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)