पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · October 31, 2043 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.37 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः।

मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः।।10.37।।
"10.37 I am Shri Krishna among the Vishnu-clan and Arjuna among the Pandavas; of the saints I am Vyasa, and I am Shukracharya among the sages." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2100 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 1965 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1450
Malayalam Era: 1219
Nanakshahi: 574
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.04°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra173.22°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.86°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha202.33°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati246.48°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra214.68°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani204.21°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:48 – 11:13
Yamaganda14:03 – 15:28
Gulika Kāla06:57 – 08:22
Varjyam07:26 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
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 Kāla06:57 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:22 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:48 – 11:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:13 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:38 – 14:03 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:03 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:28 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:53 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:18 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:53 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:28 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:03 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:38 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:13 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:48 – 05:22 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:22 – 06:57 (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 Year5145
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1879088.27
Julian Day2467553.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4653°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.35°
🪷 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 (24.4653°), declination -14.01°, EoT 16.45 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: 2043-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)