पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · October 22, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.13 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्।

यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम्।।8.13।।
"8.13 Repeating Om, the Symbol of Eternity, holding Me always in remembrance, he who thus leaves his body and goes forth reaches the Spirit Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya184.50°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra163.09°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala242.51°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha173.94°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.38°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra183.46°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani208.43°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:01 – 13:26
Yamaganda07:47 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla10:36 – 12:01
Varjyam06:51 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:23 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:47 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:12 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:36 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:01 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:26 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:50 – 16:15 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:15 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:39 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:15 – 20:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:50 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:26 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:01 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:36 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:12 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:47 – 06:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868487.27
Julian Day2456952.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0598°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.62°
🪷 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 (24.0598°), declination -10.96°, EoT 15.95 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: 2014-10-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)