पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · August 21, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.24 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं

व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्।

दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा

धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो।।11.24।।
"11.24 When I see Thee, touching the Heavens, glowing with colour, with open mouth and wide open fiery eyes, I am terrified. O My Lord! My courage and peace of mind desert me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.80°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra224.00°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.79°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha116.56°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati106.93°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra169.19°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani350.04°MīnaRevatī P2

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:52 – 12:25
Yamaganda15:30 – 17:03
Gulika Kāla07:47 – 09:20
Varjyam06:45 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:14 – 07:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:47 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:20 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:52 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:25 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:30 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:03 – 18:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:36 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:03 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:30 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:25 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:52 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:20 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:47 – 06:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 8.5241°
Longitude: 76.9366°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872808.27
Julian Day2461273.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2251°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)99.32°
🪷 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 (24.2251°), declination 12.16°, EoT -2.80 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: 2026-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)