पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · September 25, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.55°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra276.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.06°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha139.80°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.71°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra114.93°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani307.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:24 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:31 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:27 – 08:59
Yamaganda10:30 – 12:01
Gulika Kāla13:32 – 15:03
Varjyam06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:56 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:27 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:59 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:30 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:01 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:32 – 15:03 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:03 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:34 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:05 – 19:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:34 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:03 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:32 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:01 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:30 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:59 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:27 – 05:56 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871747.27
Julian Day2460212.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1845°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.11°
🪷 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 (24.1845°), declination -0.69°, EoT 9.15 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: 2023-09-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)