पञ्चाङ्ग — Raipur, Chhattisgarh · September 29, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: महानवमी — Mahā-Navamī
9th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Devī's final victory.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.72 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा।कच्चिदज्ञानसंमोहः प्रनष्टस्ते धनञ्जय।।18.72।।
"18.72 O Arjuna! Hast thou listened attentively to My words? Has thy ignorance and thy delusion gone?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.72'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya162.00°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra262.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.62°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha153.85°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati183.16°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra136.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani237.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

Raipur, Chhattisgarh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:23 – 11:53
Yamaganda14:53 – 16:23
Gulika Kāla07:23 – 08:53
Varjyam06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:53 – 07:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:23 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:53 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:23 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:53 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:23 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:53 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:23 – 17:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:53 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:23 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:53 – 22:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:23 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:53 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:23 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:53 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:23 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.2514°
Longitude: 81.6296°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869560.27
Julian Day2458025.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1009°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)101.31°
🪷 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 (24.1009°), declination -2.42°, EoT 10.52 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: 2017-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)