पञ्चाङ्ग — Nāśik · December 16, 2023 CE

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

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.41 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ।

पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्।।3.41।।
"3.41 Therefore, O Arjuna, first control thy senses and then slay desire, for it is full of sin, and is the destroyer of knowledge and of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya239.61°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra280.07°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala231.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha253.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.80°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra198.83°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani307.89°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

Nāśik — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:47 – 11:09
Yamaganda13:53 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla07:03 – 08:25
Varjyam07:31 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:03 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:25 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:47 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:09 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:31 – 13:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:53 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:15 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:37 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:59 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:37 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:15 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:53 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:31 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:09 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:47 – 05:25 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:25 – 07:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 19.9975°
Longitude: 73.7898°
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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871829.27
Julian Day2460294.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1876°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.48°
🪷 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 (24.1876°), declination -23.29°, EoT 3.72 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: 2023-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)