पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · August 21, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.33 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.33।।
"18.33 The conviction and steady concentration by which the mind, the vitality and the senses are controlled - O Arjuna! They are the product of Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.09°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra114.47°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.88°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha134.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.63°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra89.54°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani236.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:55 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:14 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:54 – 09:20
Yamaganda10:46 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:39 – 15:06
Varjyam06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:27 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:54 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:20 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:46 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:39 – 15:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:06 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:32 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:58 – 19:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:32 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:06 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:39 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:46 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:20 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:54 – 06:27 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869521.27
Julian Day2457986.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0994°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.12°
🪷 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 (24.0994°), declination 12.10°, EoT -2.80 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: 2017-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)