पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · March 8, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।
"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.49°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra242.18°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.16°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha307.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.12°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra319.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani13.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta12:36 – 13:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:59 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:36 – 01:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:29 – 15:58
Yamaganda07:04 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla10:02 – 11:31
Varjyam07:33 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:04 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:33 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:02 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:31 – 13:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha13:00 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:29 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:58 – 17:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:27 – 18:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:56 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:27 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:58 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:29 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg01:00 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:31 – 04:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:02 – 05:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:33 – 07:04 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873738.27
Julian Day2462203.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2607°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.59°
🪷 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 (24.2607°), declination -4.84°, EoT -11.53 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: 2029-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)