पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · October 23, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: देवोत्थान एकादशी — Devotthāna Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī)
Bhagavān Viṣṇu awakens; Cāturmāsya ends; weddings can resume.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.66 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Carama-Śloka · The Supreme Verse
सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज।अहं त्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः।।18.66।।
"18.66 Give up then thy earthly duties, surrender thyself to Me only. Do not be anxious; I will absolve thee from all thy sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.24°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra303.28°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.05°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha169.09°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati140.33°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra138.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani218.82°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:20 – 11:45
Yamaganda14:36 – 16:01
Gulika Kāla07:30 – 08:55
Varjyam06:33 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:04 – 07:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:30 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:55 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:20 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:45 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:10 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:36 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:01 – 17:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:26 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:01 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:36 – 22:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:10 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:45 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:20 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:55 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:30 – 06:04 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868853.27
Julian Day2457318.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0738°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.21°
🪷 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 (24.0738°), declination -11.23°, EoT 16.06 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: 2015-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)