पञ्चाङ्ग — Mysore, Karnataka · December 1, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.42 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।

एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।
"6.42 Or, he may be born in the family of the wise sages, though a birth like this is, indeed, very difficult to obtain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya225.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra261.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala226.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha228.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.71°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra267.77°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani146.72°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

Mysore, Karnataka — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:56 – 09:21
Yamaganda10:47 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:39 – 15:05
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:30 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:56 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:21 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:47 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:39 – 15:05 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:05 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:31 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:57 – 19:31 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:31 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:05 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:39 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:47 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:21 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:56 – 06:30 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.2958°
Longitude: 76.6394°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866336.27
Julian Day2454801.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9776°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.53°
🪷 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 (23.9776°), declination -21.83°, EoT 10.13 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: 2008-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)