पञ्चाङ्ग — Ajmer, Rajasthan · October 28, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.8 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।

धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे।।4.8।।
"4.8 To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked and to establish the kingdom of God, I am reborn from age to age." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.15°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra170.38°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha174.77°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.13°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra210.08°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani359.38°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:39 – 15:04
Yamaganda06:38 – 08:02
Gulika Kāla09:26 – 10:51
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:38 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:02 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:26 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:51 – 12:15 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:15 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:39 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:04 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:28 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:53 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:28 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:04 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:39 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:15 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:51 – 03:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:26 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:02 – 06:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873241.27
Julian Day2461706.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2416°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.08°
🪷 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 (24.2416°), declination -12.98°, EoT 16.40 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: 2027-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)