पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · October 12, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.5 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
न च मत्स्थानि भूतानि पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।

भूतभृन्न च भूतस्थो ममात्मा भूतभावनः।।9.5।।
"9.5 Nevertheless, they do not consciously abide in Me. Such is My Divine Sovereignty that though I, the Supreme Self, am the cause and upholder of all, yet I remain outside." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya175.06°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra299.18°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala255.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha163.64°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati162.37°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra208.12°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani228.21°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:40 – 14:08
Yamaganda08:16 – 09:44
Gulika Kāla11:12 – 12:40
Varjyam07:18 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:49 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:16 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:44 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:12 – 12:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:40 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:08 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:36 – 17:03 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:03 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:31 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:03 – 21:36 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:36 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:08 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:40 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:12 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:44 – 05:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:16 – 06:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869208.27
Julian Day2457673.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0874°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.47°
🪷 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 (24.0874°), declination -7.50°, EoT 14.22 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: 2016-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)