पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · December 5, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.2 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।
"1.2 Sanjaya replied: "The Prince Duryodhana, when he saw the army of the Pandavas paraded, approached his preceptor Guru Drona and spoke as follows:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya229.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra257.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.29°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha215.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.58°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra269.68°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani203.28°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:08 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:26 – 14:43
Yamaganda06:59 – 08:17
Gulika Kāla09:34 – 10:51
Varjyam07:25 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
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 Śubha06:59 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:17 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:34 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:51 – 12:08 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:08 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:26 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:43 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:00 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:17 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:00 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:43 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:26 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:08 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:51 – 03:34 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:34 – 05:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:17 – 06:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868166.27
Julian Day2456631.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0475°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.90°
🪷 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 (24.0475°), declination -22.36°, EoT 8.56 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: 2013-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)