पञ्चाङ्ग — Lumbinī · October 17, 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 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.53°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra103.24°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala238.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha179.13°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.68°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra177.20°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani207.87°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:09 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:34 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:31 – 11:57
Yamaganda14:49 – 16:15
Gulika Kāla07:38 – 09:04
Varjyam06:41 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:12 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:38 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:04 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:31 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:23 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:49 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:15 – 17:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:41 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:15 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:49 – 22:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:23 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:31 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:04 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:38 – 06:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868482.27
Julian Day2456947.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0596°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)282.49°
🪷 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 (24.0596°), declination -9.16°, EoT 15.23 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: 2014-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)