पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · August 20, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।
"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.16°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra288.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.61°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha117.96°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.24°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra159.79°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani191.97°TulāSvātī P2

Port Louis, Mauritius — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · GST/MUT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:47 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:44 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:06 – 16:32
Yamaganda09:21 – 10:47
Gulika Kāla12:13 – 13:39
Varjyam06:57 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:28 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:54 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:21 – 10:47 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:47 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:13 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:39 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:06 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:32 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:58 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:32 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:06 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:39 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:13 – 01:47 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:47 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:21 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:54 – 06:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -20.1609°
Longitude: 57.5012°
Timezone: UTC+4

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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868059.27
Julian Day2456524.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0435°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)167.49°
🪷 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 (24.0435°), declination 12.44°, EoT -3.05 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: 2013-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)