पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · September 19, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.16 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।15.16।।
"15.16 There are two aspects in Nature: the perishable and the imperishable. All life in this world belongs to the former, the unchanging element belongs to the latter." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya152.25°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra155.70°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala80.77°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha155.13°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.45°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra124.05°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani150.92°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:51 – 10:23
Yamaganda13:26 – 14:58
Gulika Kāla05:47 – 07:19
Varjyam06:18 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:47 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:19 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:51 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:23 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:54 – 13:26 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:26 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:58 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:29 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:01 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:29 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:58 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:26 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:54 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:23 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:51 – 04:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:19 – 05:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866628.27
Julian Day2455093.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9887°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.06°
🪷 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 (23.9887°), declination 1.49°, EoT 6.98 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: 2009-09-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)