पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · October 15, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.24 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सङ्कल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः।

मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः।।6.24।।
"6.24 Renouncing every desire which imagination can conceive, controlling the senses at every point by the power of mind;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.58°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra269.18°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.44°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha175.92°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati331.55°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra198.31°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani165.20°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:12 – 12:39
Yamaganda15:34 – 17:02
Gulika Kāla08:17 – 09:44
Varjyam07:19 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:49 – 08:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:17 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:44 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:12 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:39 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:07 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:34 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:02 – 18:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:29 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:02 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:34 – 23:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:07 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:39 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:12 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:44 – 05:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:17 – 06:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.2393°
Longitude: 68.9686°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867019.27
Julian Day2455484.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.92°
🪷 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 (24.0037°), declination -8.41°, EoT 14.86 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: 2010-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)