पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · November 10, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.6 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान्।

सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथाः।।1.6।।
"1.6 Yudhamanyu, Uttamouja, Soubhadra and the sons of Droupadi, famous men." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya203.24°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra184.53°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.00°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha198.37°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.39°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra157.23°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani220.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:01 – 16:23
Yamaganda09:32 – 10:54
Gulika Kāla12:16 – 13:38
Varjyam07:15 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:47 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:09 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:32 – 10:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:54 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:16 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:38 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:01 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:23 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:45 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:23 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:01 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:38 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:16 – 01:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:54 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:32 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:09 – 06:47 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868871.27
Julian Day2457336.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0745°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.56°
🪷 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 (24.0745°), declination -17.00°, EoT 15.74 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: 2015-11-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)