पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · November 4, 2009 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।

"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	197.76°	Tulā	Svātī P4
चन्द्र Candra	33.68°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	104.38°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	196.72°	Tulā	Svātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	294.27°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	180.93°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शनि Śani	156.34°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 54 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 05 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:06 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:39 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:39 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:28 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla	17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:01 – 13:22
Yamaganda	07:55 – 09:17
Gulika Kāla	10:39 – 12:01
Varjyam	07:00 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta	09:06 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:33 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:55 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:17 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:39 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:01 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:22 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:44 – 16:06 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:06 – 17:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:28 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:06 – 20:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:44 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:22 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:01 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:39 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:17 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:55 – 06:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.0869°

Longitude: 78.2676°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866674.27
Julian Day	2455139.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9905°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	194.45°

🪷 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 (23.9905°), declination -15.36°, EoT 16.33 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: 2009-11-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)