पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · November 1, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.25 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।

भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्।।9.25।।
"9.25 The votaries of the lesser Powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the Powers of Darkness, to such Powers shall they go; and so, too, those who worship Me shall come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya194.96°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra209.16°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.74°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha197.38°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati166.56°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra232.31°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani230.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

Bhavnagar, Gujarat — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:15 – 16:40
Yamaganda09:35 – 11:00
Gulika Kāla12:25 – 13:50
Varjyam07:13 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:45 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:10 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:35 – 11:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:00 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:25 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:50 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:15 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:40 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:05 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:40 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:15 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:50 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:25 – 02:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:00 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:35 – 05:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:10 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.7645°
Longitude: 72.1519°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869228.27
Julian Day2457693.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0882°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)16.44°
🪷 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 (24.0882°), declination -14.51°, EoT 16.44 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: 2016-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)