पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · October 3, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।
"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.76's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya165.93°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra311.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha161.08°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati184.00°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra141.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani238.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:18 – 16:47
Yamaganda09:22 – 10:51
Gulika Kāla12:20 – 13:49
Varjyam06:54 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:24 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:53 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:22 – 10:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:51 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:20 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:49 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:18 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:47 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:16 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:47 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:18 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:49 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:20 – 01:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:51 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:22 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:53 – 06:24 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869564.27
Julian Day2458029.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1010°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)145.57°
🪷 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 (24.1010°), declination -3.97°, EoT 11.79 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: 2017-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)