पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · October 1, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya163.94°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra95.82°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.94°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha180.43°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.64°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra208.49°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani282.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:51 – 12:21
Yamaganda15:19 – 16:49
Gulika Kāla07:53 – 09:22
Varjyam06:53 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · 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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:23 – 07:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:53 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:22 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:51 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:21 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:19 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:49 – 18:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:18 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:49 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:19 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:21 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:51 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:22 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:53 – 06:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871023.27
Julian Day2459488.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1568°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)293.76°
🪷 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 (24.1568°), declination -3.21°, EoT 11.17 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: 2021-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)