पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · November 5, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.24 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।

सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।
"10.24 Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya198.45°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra165.24°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala299.09°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha221.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati215.06°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra183.56°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani251.05°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:33 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:49 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:03 – 08:40
Yamaganda10:17 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla13:31 – 15:07
Varjyam05:59 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:26 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:03 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:40 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:17 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:54 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:31 – 15:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:07 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:44 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:21 – 19:44 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:44 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:07 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:31 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:54 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:17 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:40 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:03 – 05:26 (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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869962.27
Julian Day2458427.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1162°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.10°
🪷 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 (24.1162°), declination -15.61°, EoT 16.26 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: 2018-11-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)