पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · November 15, 2009 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 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya208.81°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra187.50°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala108.62°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha214.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati295.22°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra194.69°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani157.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:50 – 17:11
Yamaganda11:46 – 13:08
Gulika Kāla14:29 – 15:50
Varjyam06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:21 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:42 – 09:04 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:04 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:25 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:46 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:08 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:29 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:50 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:11 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:50 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:29 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:08 – 23:46 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:46 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:25 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:04 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:42 – 06:21 (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 Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866685.27
Julian Day2455150.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9909°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.78°
🪷 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 (23.9909°), declination -18.47°, EoT 14.88 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: 2009-11-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)