पञ्चाङ्ग — Vadodara (Baroda), Gujarat · August 23, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.26 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अमी च त्वां धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्राः

सर्वे सहैवावनिपालसङ्घैः।

भीष्मो द्रोणः सूतपुत्रस्तथाऽसौ

सहास्मदीयैरपि योधमुख्यैः।।11.26।।
"11.26 All these sons of Dhritarashtra, with the hosts of princes, Bheeshma, Drona and Karna, as well as the other warrior chiefs belonging to our side;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.26'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.73°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra247.76°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala73.09°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha120.58°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.36°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra171.00°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani349.95°MīnaRevatī P1

Vadodara (Baroda), Gujarat — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:27 – 19:02
Yamaganda12:40 – 14:15
Gulika Kāla15:51 – 17:27
Varjyam06:49 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:17 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:52 – 09:28 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:28 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:04 – 12:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:40 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:15 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:51 – 17:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:27 – 19:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:02 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:27 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:51 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:15 – 00:40 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:40 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:04 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:28 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:52 – 06:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.3072°
Longitude: 73.1812°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872810.27
Julian Day2461275.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2252°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.88°
🪷 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 (24.2252°), declination 11.49°, EoT -2.27 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: 2026-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)