पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · December 2, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.77 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तच्च संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य रूपमत्यद्भुतं हरेः।

विस्मयो मे महान् राजन् हृष्यामि च पुनः पुनः।।18.77।।
"18.77 As memory recalls again and again the exceeding beauty of the Lord, I am filled with amazement and happiness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.77's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya225.97°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra212.66°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.72°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha210.99°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.83°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra267.91°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani202.94°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:14 – 09:32
Yamaganda10:50 – 12:07
Gulika Kāla13:25 – 14:42
Varjyam07:23 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:57 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:14 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:32 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:50 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:07 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:25 – 14:42 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:42 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:00 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:17 – 19:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:00 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:42 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:25 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:07 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:50 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:32 – 05:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:14 – 06:57 (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 Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868163.27
Julian Day2456628.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0474°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.15°
🪷 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 (24.0474°), declination -21.95°, EoT 9.75 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: 2013-12-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)