पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · October 16, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.23 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।

न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।।2.23।।
"2.23 Weapons cleave It not, fire burns It not, water drenches It not, and wind dries It not." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.23'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.75°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra305.11°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.81°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha166.41°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.16°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra224.88°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani282.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

Jamnagar, Gujarat — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:40 – 11:08
Yamaganda14:02 – 15:29
Gulika Kāla06:46 – 08:13
Varjyam07:15 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:46 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:13 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:40 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:08 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:35 – 14:02 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:02 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:29 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:56 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:24 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:56 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:29 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:02 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:35 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:08 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:40 – 05:13 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:13 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.4707°
Longitude: 70.0577°
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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871038.27
Julian Day2459503.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1574°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.23°
🪷 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 -8.90°, EoT 15.05 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: 2021-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)