पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · October 6, 2019 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 1.30 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते।

न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः।।1.30।।
"1.30 The bow Gandeeva slips from my hand, and my skin burns. I cannot keep quiet, for my mind is in tumult." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya168.38°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra262.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.78°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha189.35°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra182.31°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani259.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:08 – 18:37
Yamaganda12:41 – 14:10
Gulika Kāla15:39 – 17:08
Varjyam07:16 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:46 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:15 – 09:44 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:44 – 11:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:13 – 12:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:41 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:10 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:39 – 17:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:08 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:37 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:08 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:39 – 23:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:10 – 00:41 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:41 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:13 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:44 – 05:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:15 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870297.27
Julian Day2458762.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1291°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.53°
🪷 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 (24.1291°), declination -4.94°, EoT 12.68 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: 2019-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)