पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · October 20, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.38 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्।

मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्।।10.38।।
"10.38 I am the Sceptre of rulers, the Strategy of the conquerors, the Silence of mystery, the Wisdom of the wise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.97°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra228.23°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala354.69°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha195.07°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra145.94°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani271.54°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:37 – 16:02
Yamaganda08:54 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla11:45 – 13:11
Varjyam06:32 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:03 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:29 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:54 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:20 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:45 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:11 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:37 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:02 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:28 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:02 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:37 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:11 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:45 – 01:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:20 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:54 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:29 – 06:03 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870677.27
Julian Day2459142.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1436°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.77°
🪷 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 (24.1436°), declination -10.44°, EoT 15.70 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: 2020-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)