पञ्चाङ्ग — Ujjain · August 25, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.14 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः।

तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः।।8.14।।
"8.14 To him who thinks constantly of Me, and of nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, am I ever accessible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.70°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra291.60°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha109.35°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.06°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra173.13°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani248.44°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:17 – 10:53
Yamaganda14:04 – 15:40
Gulika Kāla06:06 – 07:42
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 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: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Kāla06:06 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:42 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:17 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:53 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:29 – 14:04 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:04 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:40 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:15 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:51 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:15 – 21:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:40 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:04 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:29 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:53 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:17 – 04:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:42 – 06:06 (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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869890.27
Julian Day2458355.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1135°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)163.61°
🪷 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 (24.1135°), declination 10.83°, EoT -1.71 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: 2018-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)