पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · November 16, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.24 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च।

नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः।।2.24।।
"2.24 It is impenetrable; It can be neither drowned nor scorched nor dried. It is Eternal, All-pervading, Unchanging, Immovable and Most Ancient." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya209.25°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra70.67°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.43°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha199.41°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati242.27°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra233.25°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani262.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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)20:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 40 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 Kāla09:53 – 11:16
Yamaganda14:03 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla07:07 – 08:30
Varjyam07:35 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:07 – 08:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:30 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:53 – 11:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:16 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:39 – 14:03 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:03 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:26 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:49 – 18:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:12 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:49 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:26 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:03 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:39 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:16 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:53 – 05:30 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:30 – 07:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870338.27
Julian Day2458803.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1306°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)222.16°
🪷 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 (24.1306°), declination -18.62°, 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: 2019-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)