पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · September 30, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya163.23°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra152.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala247.53°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha145.31°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati159.78°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra193.52°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani227.27°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:15 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:16 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:27 – 11:59
Yamaganda15:03 – 16:35
Gulika Kāla07:23 – 08:55
Varjyam06:22 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:51 – 07:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:23 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:55 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:27 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:59 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:31 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:03 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:35 – 18:07 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:07 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:35 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:03 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:31 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:59 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:27 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:55 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:23 – 05:51 (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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869196.27
Julian Day2457661.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0869°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)350.10°
🪷 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 (24.0869°), declination -2.90°, EoT 10.84 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: 2016-09-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)