पञ्चाङ्ग — Lumbinī · October 14, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।
"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.56°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra66.80°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala236.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha182.77°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.24°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra173.45°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani207.55°TulāViśākhā P3

Lumbinī — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · NPT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:43 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:33 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:51 – 16:17
Yamaganda09:04 – 10:31
Gulika Kāla11:57 – 13:24
Varjyam06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:10 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:37 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:04 – 10:31 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:31 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:57 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:24 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:51 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:17 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:44 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:17 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:51 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:24 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:57 – 01:31 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:31 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:04 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:37 – 06:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°
Longitude: 83.275°
Timezone: UTC+5.75

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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868479.27
Julian Day2456944.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0595°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.77°
🪷 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 (24.0595°), declination -8.05°, EoT 14.65 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: 2014-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)