पञ्चाङ्ग — Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) · May 16, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।
"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.56°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra337.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha18.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati29.51°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra59.89°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani179.77°KanyāCitrā P2

Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:25 – 14:01
Yamaganda07:38 – 09:14
Gulika Kāla10:50 – 12:25
Varjyam06:34 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:03 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:38 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:14 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:50 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:25 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:01 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:37 – 17:12 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:12 – 18:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:48 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:12 – 21:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:37 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:01 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:25 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:50 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:14 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:38 – 06:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.4198°
Longitude: 75.2526°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867598.27
Julian Day2456063.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0258°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.56°
🪷 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 (24.0258°), declination 19.15°, EoT 3.74 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: 2012-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)