पञ्चाङ्ग — Lumbinī · November 12, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।
"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya205.25°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra208.70°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.20°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha201.61°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra159.41°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani221.04°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:47 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:33 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:18 – 14:40
Yamaganda06:30 – 07:52
Gulika Kāla09:13 – 10:35
Varjyam06:58 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:30 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:52 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:13 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:35 – 11:56 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:56 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:18 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:40 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:01 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:23 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:01 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:40 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:18 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:56 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:35 – 03:13 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:13 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:52 – 06:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868873.27
Julian Day2457338.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0746°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.84°
🪷 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 (24.0746°), declination -17.56°, EoT 15.43 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: 2015-11-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)