पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · December 1, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

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BG 6.42 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।

एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।
"6.42 Or, he may be born in the family of the wise sages, though a birth like this is, indeed, very difficult to obtain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya225.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra261.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala226.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha228.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.71°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra267.77°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani146.72°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:53 – 09:12
Yamaganda10:32 – 11:51
Gulika Kāla13:10 – 14:30
Varjyam07:00 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
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 Amṛta06:34 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:53 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:12 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:32 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:51 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:10 – 14:30 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:30 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:49 – 17:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:08 – 18:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:49 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:30 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:10 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:51 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:32 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:12 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:53 – 06:34 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.799°
Longitude: 82.204°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866336.27
Julian Day2454801.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9776°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.53°
🪷 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 (23.9776°), declination -21.83°, EoT 10.13 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: 2008-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)