पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · October 6, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.30 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते।

न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः।।1.30।।
"1.30 The bow Gandeeva slips from my hand, and my skin burns. I cannot keep quiet, for my mind is in tumult." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya168.38°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra262.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.78°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha189.35°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra182.31°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani259.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:35 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:50 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:35 – 18:08
Yamaganda11:57 – 13:30
Gulika Kāla15:03 – 16:35
Varjyam06:17 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:46 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:19 – 08:52 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:52 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:25 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:57 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:30 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:03 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:35 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:08 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:35 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:03 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:30 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:57 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:25 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:52 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:19 – 05:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870297.27
Julian Day2458762.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1291°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.53°
🪷 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 (24.1291°), declination -4.94°, EoT 12.68 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: 2019-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)