पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · October 23, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: देवोत्थान एकादशी — Devotthāna Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī)
Bhagavān Viṣṇu awakens; Cāturmāsya ends; weddings can resume.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.66 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Carama-Śloka · The Supreme Verse
सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज।अहं त्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः।।18.66।।
"18.66 Give up then thy earthly duties, surrender thyself to Me only. Do not be anxious; I will absolve thee from all thy sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.24°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra303.28°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.05°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha169.09°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati140.33°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra138.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani218.82°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:53
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:12 – 12:38
Yamaganda15:31 – 16:57
Gulika Kāla08:19 – 09:46
Varjyam07:22 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:53 – 08:19 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:19 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:46 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:12 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:38 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:04 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:31 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:57 – 18:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:23 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:57 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:31 – 23:04 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:04 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:38 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:12 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:46 – 05:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:19 – 06:53 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868853.27
Julian Day2457318.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0738°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.21°
🪷 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 (24.0738°), declination -11.23°, EoT 16.06 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: 2015-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)