पञ्चाङ्ग — Vṛndāvana · October 7, 2008 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.16 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः।

तेषामादित्यवज्ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत्परम्।।5.16।।

"5.16 Surely wisdom is like the sun, revealing the supreme truth to those whose ignorance is dispelled by the wisdom of the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1415

Malayalam Era: 1184

Nanakshahi: 539

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	170.17°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	256.48°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	187.82°	Tulā	Svātī P1
बुध Budha	169.89°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	260.40°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	201.68°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शनि Śani	141.77°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 44 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 15 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:40 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:16 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:04 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:58 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla	17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:02 – 16:30
Yamaganda	09:10 – 10:38
Gulika Kāla	12:06 – 13:34
Varjyam	06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:59 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:14 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:42 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:10 – 10:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:38 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:06 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:34 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:02 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:30 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:58 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:30 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:02 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:34 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:06 – 01:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:38 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:10 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:42 – 06:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.565°

Longitude: 77.6593°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866281.27
Julian Day	2454746.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9755°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	88.74°

🪷 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 (23.9755°), declination -5.58°, EoT 12.96 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: 2008-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)