पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · October 24, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।
"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya186.75°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra64.66°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.87°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha203.97°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.54°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra233.35°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani198.32°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:19 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:12 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:29 – 15:04
Yamaganda05:33 – 07:08
Gulika Kāla08:43 – 10:19
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:33 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:08 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:43 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:19 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:54 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:29 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:04 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:40 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:15 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:40 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:04 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:29 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:54 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:19 – 02:43 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:43 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:08 – 05:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868124.27
Julian Day2456589.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0459°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.57°
🪷 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 (24.0459°), declination -11.75°, EoT 16.15 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: 2013-10-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)