पञ्चाङ्ग — Vṛndāvana · August 27, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.32 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम्।

सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम्।।2.32।।
"2.32 Blessed are the soldiers who find their opportunity. This opportunity has opened for thee the gates of heaven." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya129.83°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra173.52°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.12°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha113.72°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.65°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra97.07°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani336.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:20 – 13:57
Yamaganda07:32 – 09:08
Gulika Kāla10:44 – 12:20
Varjyam06:28 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:55 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:32 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:08 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:44 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:20 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:57 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:33 – 17:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:09 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:45 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:09 – 21:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:33 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:57 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:20 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:44 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:08 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:32 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.565°
Longitude: 77.6593°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872449.27
Julian Day2460914.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2114°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.49°
🪷 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 (24.2114°), declination 10.03°, EoT -1.12 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: 2025-08-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)