पञ्चाङ्ग — Mysore, Karnataka · September 17, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.50°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra333.75°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala239.19°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha142.73°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.96°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra177.66°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani226.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:15 – 10:46
Yamaganda13:49 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla06:12 – 07:43
Varjyam06:42 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:12 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:43 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:15 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:46 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:17 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:20 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:51 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:22 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:51 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:20 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:17 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:46 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:15 – 04:43 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:43 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869183.27
Julian Day2457648.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0864°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.98°
🪷 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 (24.0864°), declination 2.15°, EoT 6.24 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: 2016-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)