पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · December 8, 2032 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।
"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya232.18°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra299.10°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.32°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha213.09°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati276.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra276.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani70.49°MithunaĀrdrā P2

Meerut, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:12 – 13:30
Yamaganda08:19 – 09:37
Gulika Kāla10:54 – 12:12
Varjyam07:27 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:01 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:19 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:37 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:54 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:12 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:30 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:47 – 16:05 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:05 – 17:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:22 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:05 – 20:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:47 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:30 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:12 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:54 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:37 – 05:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:19 – 07:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.9845°
Longitude: 77.7064°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875109.27
Julian Day2463574.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3131°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.93°
🪷 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 (24.3131°), declination -22.75°, EoT 7.30 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: 2032-12-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)