पञ्चाङ्ग — Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh · December 3, 2008 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 6.44 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः।

जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।6.44।।
"6.44 Unconsciously he will return to the practices of his old life; so that he who tries to realise spiritual consciousness is certainly superior to one who only talks of it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya227.27°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra285.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala227.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha231.19°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati269.12°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra270.12°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani146.83°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:03 – 13:21
Yamaganda08:08 – 09:26
Gulika Kāla10:45 – 12:03
Varjyam07:16 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:49 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:08 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:26 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:45 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:21 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:40 – 15:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:58 – 17:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:16 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:58 – 20:40 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:40 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:21 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:45 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:26 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:08 – 06:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.367°
Longitude: 79.4304°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866338.27
Julian Day2454803.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9776°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.94°
🪷 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 (23.9776°), declination -22.12°, EoT 9.36 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: 2008-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)