पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · October 31, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.11 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः।सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं ततः कुरु यतात्मवान्।।12.11।।
"12.11 And if thou art too weak even for this, then seek refuge in union with Me, and with perfect self-control renounce the fruit of thy action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.11'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.91°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra177.75°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.00°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha211.56°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.33°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra231.42°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani318.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:34 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:04 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:30 – 15:06
Yamaganda05:29 – 07:05
Gulika Kāla08:41 – 10:17
Varjyam06:01 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:29 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:05 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:41 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:54 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:30 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:06 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:42 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:19 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:42 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:06 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:30 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:54 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:41 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:41 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:05 – 05:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872149.27
Julian Day2460614.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1999°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)343.37°
🪷 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 (24.1999°), declination -14.21°, EoT 16.45 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: 2024-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)