पञ्चाङ्ग — Haridwār · October 29, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.9 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।
"12.9 But if thou canst not fix thy mind firmly on Me, then, My beloved friend, try to do so by constant practice." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.91°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra154.17°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.24°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha208.66°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra229.02°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani318.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:47 – 16:10
Yamaganda09:15 – 10:38
Gulika Kāla12:01 – 13:24
Varjyam06:57 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:29 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:52 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:15 – 10:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:38 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:01 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:24 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:47 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:10 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:33 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:10 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:47 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:24 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:01 – 01:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:38 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:15 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:52 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 29.9457°
Longitude: 78.1642°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872147.27
Julian Day2460612.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1998°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.56°
🪷 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 (24.1998°), declination -13.56°, EoT 16.43 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: 2024-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)