पञ्चाङ्ग — Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) · October 15, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.25 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते।

ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति।।4.25।।
"4.25 Some sages sacrifice to the Powers; others offer themselves on the alter of the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.70°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra274.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala230.63°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha166.11°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati190.17°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra223.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani29.38°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:48 – 09:17
Yamaganda10:45 – 12:14
Gulika Kāla13:43 – 15:12
Varjyam06:49 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:19 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:48 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:17 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:45 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:14 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:43 – 15:12 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:12 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:41 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:09 – 19:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:41 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:12 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:43 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:14 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:45 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:17 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:48 – 06:19 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.4198°
Longitude: 75.2526°
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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873959.27
Julian Day2462424.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2691°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.08°
🪷 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 (24.2691°), declination -8.56°, EoT 14.86 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: 2029-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)