पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · November 10, 2015 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 1.6 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान्।

सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथाः।।1.6।।
"1.6 Yudhamanyu, Uttamouja, Soubhadra and the sons of Droupadi, famous men." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya203.24°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra184.53°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.00°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha198.37°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.39°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra157.23°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani220.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:30 – 15:52
Yamaganda09:01 – 10:23
Gulika Kāla11:45 – 13:08
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:17 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:39 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:01 – 10:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:23 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:45 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:08 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:30 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:52 – 17:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:14 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:52 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:30 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:08 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:45 – 01:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:23 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:01 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:39 – 06:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868871.27
Julian Day2457336.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0745°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.56°
🪷 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 (24.0745°), declination -17.00°, EoT 15.74 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: 2015-11-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)