पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · October 14, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: महानवमी — Mahā-Navamī
9th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Devī's final victory.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.76°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra278.25°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.49°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha167.74°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.18°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra222.74°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani282.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:13 – 14:40
Yamaganda05:59 – 07:26
Gulika Kāla08:53 – 10:20
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:59 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:26 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:53 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:20 – 11:47 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:47 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:13 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:40 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:07 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:34 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:07 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:40 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:13 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:47 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:20 – 02:53 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:53 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:26 – 05:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871036.27
Julian Day2459501.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1573°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)99.56°
🪷 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 (24.1573°), declination -8.16°, EoT 14.65 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: 2021-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)