पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · November 16, 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 18.2 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः।

सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः।।18.2।।
"18.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: The sages say that renunciation means forgoing an action which springs from desire; and relinquishing means the surrender of its fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.2'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)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya209.82°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra200.71°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala108.97°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha215.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati295.33°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra195.95°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani157.52°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:43 – 09:04
Yamaganda10:25 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla13:08 – 14:29
Varjyam06:49 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:22 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:43 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:04 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:25 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:47 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:08 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:29 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:50 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:11 – 18:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:50 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:29 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:08 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:47 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:25 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:04 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:43 – 06:22 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866686.27
Julian Day2455151.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9909°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.34°
🪷 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 -18.72°, EoT 14.67 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: 2009-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)