पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · October 31, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.22 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया।

यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।।8.22।।
"8.22 O Arjuna! That Highest God, in Whom all beings abide, and Who pervades the entire universe, is reached only by wholehearted devotion. [The following material (between the asterisks) is an example of what may be a "doctored' inclusion. It does not jibe with the rest of the ma…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.47°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra282.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.14°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha174.83°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.50°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra194.74°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani209.45°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:19 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:21 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 11:54
Yamaganda15:06 – 16:42
Gulika Kāla07:05 – 08:41
Varjyam06:01 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Chala05:29 – 07:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:05 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:41 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:30 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:06 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:42 – 18:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:18 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:42 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:06 – 22:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:30 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:41 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:05 – 05:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868496.27
Julian Day2456961.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0602°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.14°
🪷 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 (24.0602°), declination -14.02°, EoT 16.45 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: 2014-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)