पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · November 28, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.22 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Yoga-Kṣemaṁ Vahāmy Aham · I carry what you need
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।

तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्।।9.22।।
"9.22 But if a man will meditate on Me and Me alone, and will worship Me always and everywhere, I will take upon Myself the fulfillment of his aspiration, and I will safeguard whatsoever he shall attain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya221.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra293.53°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.35°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha215.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.61°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra229.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani212.77°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:20 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:12 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:20 – 11:59
Yamaganda15:17 – 16:56
Gulika Kāla07:01 – 08:40
Varjyam05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 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: 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):
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 Chala05:22 – 07:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:01 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:40 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:20 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:59 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:17 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:56 – 18:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:35 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:56 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:17 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:59 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:20 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:40 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:01 – 05:22 (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 Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868524.27
Julian Day2456989.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0612°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.80°
🪷 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 (24.0612°), declination -21.26°, EoT 11.22 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: 2014-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)