पञ्चाङ्ग — Lumbinī · November 7, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.33 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च।

त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च।।1.33।।
"1.33 When those for whose sake I desire these things stand here about to sacrifice their property and their lives:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya200.72°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra59.85°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.25°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha217.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati191.61°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra185.14°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani240.94°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:38 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:27 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:40 – 16:03
Yamaganda09:11 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla11:56 – 13:18
Varjyam06:54 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:27 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:49 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:11 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:34 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:56 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:18 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:40 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:03 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:25 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:03 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:40 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:18 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:56 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:34 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:11 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:49 – 06:27 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869599.27
Julian Day2458064.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1024°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.25°
🪷 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 (24.1024°), declination -16.28°, EoT 16.09 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: 2017-11-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)