पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · November 25, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.70 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः।।18.70।।
"18.70 He who will study this spiritual discourse of ours, I assure thee, he shall thereby worship Me at the altar of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.70's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya218.88°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra120.29°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.98°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha200.77°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.32°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra263.07°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani202.13°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:19 – 09:39
Yamaganda10:59 – 12:20
Gulika Kāla13:40 – 15:00
Varjyam07:26 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:59 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:19 – 09:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:39 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:59 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:20 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:40 – 15:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:00 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:20 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:40 – 19:20 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:20 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:00 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:40 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:20 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:59 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:39 – 05:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:19 – 06:59 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868156.27
Julian Day2456621.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0472°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)264.74°
🪷 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 (24.0472°), declination -20.74°, EoT 12.23 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: 2013-11-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)