पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · October 3, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.24 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अव्यक्तं व्यक्ितमापन्नं मन्यन्ते मामबुद्धयः।

परं भावमजानन्तो ममाव्ययमनुत्तमम्।।7.24।।
"7.24 The ignorant think of Me, who am the Unmanifested Spirit, as if I were really in human form. They do not understand that My Superior Nature is changeless and most excellent." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya165.70°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra271.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha188.15°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.48°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra159.72°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani206.41°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:36 – 12:05
Yamaganda15:03 – 16:31
Gulika Kāla07:39 – 09:08
Varjyam06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
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 Chala06:10 – 07:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:39 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:08 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:36 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:03 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:31 – 18:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:00 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:31 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:03 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:36 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:08 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:39 – 06:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.0869°
Longitude: 78.2676°
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 Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868468.27
Julian Day2456933.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0591°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)108.77°
🪷 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 (24.0591°), declination -3.87°, EoT 11.79 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: 2014-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)