पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · October 18, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।
"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.80°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra178.36°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.56°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha168.25°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati293.53°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra159.75°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani154.46°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:04 – 17:30
Yamaganda11:46 – 13:12
Gulika Kāla14:38 – 16:04
Varjyam06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Udveg06:02 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:28 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:54 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:20 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:46 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:12 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:38 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:04 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:30 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:04 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:38 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:12 – 23:46 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:46 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:20 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:54 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:28 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866657.27
Julian Day2455122.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9898°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)359.45°
🪷 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 (23.9898°), declination -9.60°, EoT 15.40 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: 2009-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)