पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · November 16, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय नवमी — Akṣaya Navamī (Āmlā Navamī)
Worship of Āmlā tree; equivalent merit to Akṣaya Tṛtīyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.35 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्।

मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।10.35।।
"10.35 Of hymns I am Brihatsama, of metres I am Garatri, among the months I am Margasheersha (December), and I am the Spring among seasons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya209.51°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra303.99°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala305.66°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha229.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati217.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra180.89°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani252.06°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:16 – 12:39
Yamaganda15:25 – 16:48
Gulika Kāla08:30 – 09:53
Varjyam07:35 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:05

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) (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:07 – 08:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:30 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:53 – 11:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:16 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:39 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:02 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:25 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:48 – 18:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:12 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:48 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:25 – 23:02 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:02 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:39 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:16 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:53 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:30 – 07:07 (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 Navamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869973.27
Julian Day2458438.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1167°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)96.14°
🪷 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 (24.1167°), declination -18.68°, EoT 14.67 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: 2018-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)