पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · November 18, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.33 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.33।।
"18.33 The conviction and steady concentration by which the mind, the vitality and the senses are controlled - O Arjuna! They are the product of Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya211.32°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra114.01°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.18°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha233.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati8.56°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra235.29°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani180.06°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:26 – 11:47
Yamaganda14:29 – 15:50
Gulika Kāla07:44 – 09:05
Varjyam06:50 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:23 – 07:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:44 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:05 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:26 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:47 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:08 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:29 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:50 – 17:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:11 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:50 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:29 – 22:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:08 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:47 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:26 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:05 – 04:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:44 – 06:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867418.27
Julian Day2455883.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0189°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.09°
🪷 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 (24.0189°), declination -19.09°, EoT 14.21 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: 2011-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)