पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · November 6, 2018 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 10.25 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।

यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः।।10.25।।
"10.25 Of the great seers I am Bhrigu, of words I am Om, of offerings I am the silent prayer, among things immovable I am the Himalayas." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya199.46°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra179.05°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala299.67°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha222.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati215.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra183.12°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani251.14°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:26 – 16:51
Yamaganda09:49 – 11:14
Gulika Kāla12:38 – 14:02
Varjyam07:29 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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 Roga07:01 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:25 – 09:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:49 – 11:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:14 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:38 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:02 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:26 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:51 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:15 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:51 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:26 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:02 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:38 – 02:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:14 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:49 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:25 – 07:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869963.27
Julian Day2458428.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1163°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.14°
🪷 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 (24.1163°), declination -15.91°, EoT 16.19 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: 2018-11-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)