पञ्चाङ्ग — Ajmer, Rajasthan · November 24, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.3 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते।

क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप।।2.3।।
"2.3 O Arjuna! Why give way to unmanliness? O thou who art the terror of thine enemies! Shake off such shameful effeminacy, make ready to act!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya217.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra278.32°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.95°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha239.63°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati195.26°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra206.45°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani242.73°DhanuMūla P1

Ajmer, Rajasthan — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:59 – 12:19
Yamaganda14:59 – 16:20
Gulika Kāla08:18 – 09:38
Varjyam07:25 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Chala06:58 – 08:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:18 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:38 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:59 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:19 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:39 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:59 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:20 – 17:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:40 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:20 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:59 – 22:39 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:39 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:19 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:59 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:38 – 05:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:18 – 06:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.4499°
Longitude: 74.6399°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869616.27
Julian Day2458081.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1030°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.43°
🪷 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 (24.1030°), declination -20.55°, EoT 12.55 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: 2017-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)