पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · November 20, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya213.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra163.39°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala58.08°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha219.64°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra220.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani295.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:48 – 18:11
Yamaganda12:40 – 14:03
Gulika Kāla15:26 – 16:48
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:10 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:33 – 09:55 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:55 – 11:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:18 – 12:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:40 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:03 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:26 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:48 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:11 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:48 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:26 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:03 – 00:40 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:40 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:18 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:55 – 05:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:33 – 07:10 (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 Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871438.27
Julian Day2459903.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1727°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.76°
🪷 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 (24.1727°), declination -19.64°, EoT 13.70 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: 2022-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)