पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · November 12, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।
"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya206.02°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra179.64°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala242.03°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha218.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.60°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra173.47°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani190.16°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:11 – 09:33
Yamaganda10:55 – 12:16
Gulika Kāla13:38 – 15:00
Varjyam07:16 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:49 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:11 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:33 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:55 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:16 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:38 – 15:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:00 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:22 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:44 – 19:22 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:22 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:00 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:38 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:16 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:55 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:33 – 05:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:11 – 06:49 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.49°
Longitude: 74.55°
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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867778.27
Julian Day2456243.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0327°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)334.37°
🪷 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 (24.0327°), declination -17.75°, EoT 15.43 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: 2012-11-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)