पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · May 18, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: गङ्गा दशहरा — Gaṅgā Daśaharā
Devī Gaṅgā's descent to earth (Bhagīratha's success). Dasha-pāpa-haraṇī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.41°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra151.24°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala348.78°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha8.29°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati33.96°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra28.36°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani323.85°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:58 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:57 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:19 – 10:43
Yamaganda13:30 – 14:53
Gulika Kāla06:33 – 07:56
Varjyam07:00 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:33 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:56 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:19 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:43 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:06 – 13:30 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:30 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:53 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:17 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:40 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:17 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:53 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:30 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:06 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:43 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:19 – 04:56 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:56 – 06:33 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871983.27
Julian Day2460448.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1935°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)116.41°
🪷 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 (24.1935°), declination 19.62°, EoT 3.69 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: 2024-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)