पञ्चाङ्ग — Haridwār · October 28, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.23 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः।

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः।।1.23।।
"1.23 And gaze over this array of soldiers, eager to please the sinful sons of Dhritarashtra."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.71°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra281.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.94°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha202.48°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati189.42°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra172.64°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani239.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:14 – 10:38
Yamaganda13:24 – 14:47
Gulika Kāla06:28 – 07:51
Varjyam06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:28 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:51 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:14 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:01 – 13:24 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:24 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:47 – 16:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:11 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:34 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:11 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:47 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:24 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:01 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:14 – 04:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:51 – 06:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 29.9457°
Longitude: 78.1642°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869589.27
Julian Day2458054.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1020°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.06°
🪷 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 (24.1020°), declination -13.12°, EoT 16.40 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: 2017-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)