पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · December 8, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्।

पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।
"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya232.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra301.51°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.85°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha220.17°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.30°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra271.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani203.61°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:50 – 17:09
Yamaganda11:54 – 13:13
Gulika Kāla14:32 – 15:50
Varjyam07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:39 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:57 – 09:16 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:16 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:35 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:54 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:13 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:32 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:50 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:09 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:50 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:32 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:13 – 23:54 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:54 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:35 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:16 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:57 – 06:39 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868169.27
Julian Day2456634.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0477°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.15°
🪷 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 (24.0477°), declination -22.71°, EoT 7.30 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: 2013-12-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)