पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · November 5, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।
"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya198.74°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra218.83°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.83°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha191.58°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.86°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra245.50°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani199.75°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:48 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:01 – 16:24
Yamaganda09:30 – 10:53
Gulika Kāla12:16 – 13:38
Varjyam07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:44 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:07 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:30 – 10:53 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:53 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:16 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:38 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:01 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:24 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:47 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:24 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:01 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:38 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:16 – 01:53 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:53 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:30 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:07 – 06:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.49°
Longitude: 74.55°
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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868136.27
Julian Day2456601.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0464°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.25°
🪷 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 (24.0464°), declination -15.67°, EoT 16.26 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: 2013-11-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)