पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · October 15, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.22 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय

नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।

तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा-

न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।2.22।।
"2.22 As a man discards his threadbare robes and puts on new, so the Spirit throws off Its worn-out bodies and takes fresh ones." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.22'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.75°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra291.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.15°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha166.99°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.17°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra223.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani282.77°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:12 – 12:39
Yamaganda15:34 – 17:01
Gulika Kāla08:17 – 09:44
Varjyam07:19 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:50 – 08:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:17 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:44 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:12 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:39 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:07 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:34 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:01 – 18:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:29 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:01 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:34 – 23:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:07 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:39 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:12 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:44 – 05:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:17 – 06:50 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871037.27
Julian Day2459502.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1574°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)112.49°
🪷 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 (24.1574°), declination -8.54°, EoT 14.86 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: 2021-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)