पञ्चाङ्ग — Lumbinī · December 11, 2018 CE

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वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.18 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।

"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	234.81°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	276.54°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	321.59°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	214.12°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	223.07°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	190.89°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	254.71°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:53 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:19 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:34 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:12 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 26 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 33 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:29 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:01 – 06:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:19 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla	17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:43 – 16:01
Yamaganda	09:29 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla	12:06 – 13:24
Varjyam	07:19 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta	09:19 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:53 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:11 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:29 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:48 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:06 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:24 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:43 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:01 – 17:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:19 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:01 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:43 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:24 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:06 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:48 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:29 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:11 – 06:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°

Longitude: 83.275°

Timezone: UTC+5.75

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869998.27
Julian Day	2458463.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1176°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	44.88°

🪷 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 (24.1176°), declination -22.98°, EoT 5.99 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: 2018-12-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)