पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · October 29, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.9 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।
"12.9 But if thou canst not fix thy mind firmly on Me, then, My beloved friend, try to do so by constant practice." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.91°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra154.17°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.24°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha208.66°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra229.02°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani318.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:21 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:24 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:06 – 16:42
Yamaganda08:42 – 10:18
Gulika Kāla11:54 – 13:30
Varjyam06:02 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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):
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 Roga05:30 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:06 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:42 – 10:18 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:18 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:54 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:30 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:06 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:42 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:18 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:42 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:06 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:30 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:54 – 01:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:18 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:42 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:06 – 05:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872147.27
Julian Day2460612.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1998°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.56°
🪷 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 (24.1998°), declination -13.56°, EoT 16.43 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: 2024-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)