पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · October 27, 2019 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 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya189.20°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra173.69°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.36°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha212.19°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.31°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra208.41°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani260.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:42 – 18:08
Yamaganda12:25 – 13:51
Gulika Kāla15:17 – 16:42
Varjyam07:10 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:42 – 08:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:08 – 09:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:33 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:59 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:25 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:51 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:17 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:42 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:08 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:42 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:17 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:51 – 00:25 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:25 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:59 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:33 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:08 – 06:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.7645°
Longitude: 72.1519°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870318.27
Julian Day2458783.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1299°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.25°
🪷 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 (24.1299°), declination -12.62°, EoT 16.36 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: 2019-10-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)