पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · October 26, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.9 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।
"17.9 Those in whom Passion is dominant like foods that are bitter, sour, salty, over-hot, pungent, dry and burning. These produce unhappiness, repentance and disease." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya188.76°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra278.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.40°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha181.79°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati293.76°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra169.70°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani155.37°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:50 – 09:13
Yamaganda10:37 – 12:01
Gulika Kāla13:24 – 14:48
Varjyam06:54 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:26 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:50 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:13 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:37 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:01 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:24 – 14:48 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:48 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:12 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:35 – 19:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:12 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:48 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:24 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:01 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:37 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:13 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:50 – 06:26 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.0869°
Longitude: 78.2676°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866665.27
Julian Day2455130.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9901°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.18°
🪷 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 (23.9901°), declination -12.43°, EoT 16.30 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: 2009-10-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)