पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · September 24, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.37 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम्।तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम्।।18.37।।
"18.37 Which at first seems like poison but afterwards acts like nectar - that pleasure is Pure, for it is born of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya156.62°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra280.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.08°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha169.63°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati134.58°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra115.36°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani216.14°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:54 – 15:25
Yamaganda06:20 – 07:51
Gulika Kāla09:21 – 10:52
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:20 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:51 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:21 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:52 – 12:23 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:23 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:54 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:25 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:55 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:26 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:55 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:25 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:54 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:23 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:52 – 03:21 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:21 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:51 – 06:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.49°
Longitude: 74.55°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868824.27
Julian Day2457289.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0727°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.24°
🪷 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 (24.0727°), declination -0.27°, EoT 8.79 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: 2015-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)