पञ्चाङ्ग — Oṁkāreśvar · November 17, 2015 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 1.13 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः।

सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्।।1.13।।
"1.13 And immediately all the conches and drums, the trumpets and horns, blared forth in tumultuous uproar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya210.28°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra272.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.20°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha209.64°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra164.94°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani221.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:57 – 16:20
Yamaganda09:25 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla12:11 – 13:34
Varjyam07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Roga06:39 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:02 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:25 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:48 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:11 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:34 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:57 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:20 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:43 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:20 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:57 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:34 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:11 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:48 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:25 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:02 – 06:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.2429°
Longitude: 76.1497°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868878.27
Julian Day2457343.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0748°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.35°
🪷 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 (24.0748°), declination -18.86°, EoT 14.44 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: 2015-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)