पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · October 14, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: महानवमी — Mahā-Navamī
9th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Devī's final victory.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.76°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra278.25°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.49°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha167.74°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.18°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra222.74°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani282.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:07 – 15:35
Yamaganda06:49 – 08:17
Gulika Kāla09:44 – 11:12
Varjyam07:18 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:49 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:17 – 09:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:44 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:12 – 12:39 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:39 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:07 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:35 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:02 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:30 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:02 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:35 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:07 – 00:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:39 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:12 – 03:44 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:44 – 05:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:17 – 06:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871036.27
Julian Day2459501.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1573°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)99.56°
🪷 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 (24.1573°), declination -8.16°, EoT 14.65 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: 2021-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)