पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · March 8, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.6 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।

इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते।।3.6।।
"3.6 He who remains motionless, refusing to act, but all the while brooding over sensuous object, that deluded soul is simply a hypocrite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra309.47°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala216.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha310.08°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra300.30°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani231.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:06 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:42 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:27 – 16:59
Yamaganda09:16 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:22 – 13:54
Varjyam06:42 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:11 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:44 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:16 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:22 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:54 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:27 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:59 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:32 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:59 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:27 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:54 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:22 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:16 – 04:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:44 – 06:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868990.27
Julian Day2457455.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0791°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.05°
🪷 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 (24.0791°), declination -4.78°, EoT -11.53 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: 2016-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)