पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhaka, Bangladesh · October 21, 2017 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 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।
"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya183.73°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra198.04°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.52°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha191.54°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati187.89°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra163.91°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani239.39°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

Dhaka, Bangladesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+6)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 UTC+6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 UTC+6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 UTC+6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:05 UTC+6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:14 UTC+6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:50 – 10:16
Yamaganda13:09 – 14:35
Gulika Kāla05:58 – 07:24
Varjyam06:27 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:58 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:24 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:16 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 13:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:09 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:35 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:01 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:27 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:01 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:35 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:09 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:50 – 04:24 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:24 – 05:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.8103°
Longitude: 90.4125°
Timezone: UTC+6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869582.27
Julian Day2458047.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1017°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)16.73°
🪷 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 (24.1017°), declination -10.70°, EoT 15.83 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: 2017-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)