पञ्चाङ्ग — Ujjain · August 16, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: रक्षा बन्धन — Rakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
Sister-brother bond; Brāhmaṇa Upākarma.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.6 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्।

प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया।।4.6।।
"4.6 have no beginning. Though I am imperishable, as well as Lord of all that exists, yet by My own will and power do I manifest Myself." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.58°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra289.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.75°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha135.73°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra138.02°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani135.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:17 – 10:54
Yamaganda14:08 – 15:45
Gulika Kāla06:03 – 07:40
Varjyam06:35 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:03 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:40 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:17 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:54 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:31 – 14:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:08 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:45 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:22 – 18:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:58 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:22 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:45 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:08 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:31 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:54 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:17 – 04:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:40 – 06:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.1765°
Longitude: 75.7885°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866229.27
Julian Day2454694.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9735°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)169.40°
🪷 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 (23.9735°), declination 13.67°, EoT -3.97 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: 2008-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)