पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · October 15, 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 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.03°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra342.00°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala257.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha168.82°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati163.01°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra211.76°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani228.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:52 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:50 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:47 – 10:21
Yamaganda13:29 – 15:03
Gulika Kāla05:39 – 07:13
Varjyam06:10 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:39 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:13 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:47 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:21 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:55 – 13:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:29 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:03 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:37 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:11 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:37 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:03 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:29 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:55 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:21 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:47 – 04:13 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:13 – 05:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869211.27
Julian Day2457676.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0875°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)164.09°
🪷 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 (24.0875°), declination -8.61°, EoT 14.86 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: 2016-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)