पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · October 23, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.14 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः।

तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः।।8.14।।
"8.14 To him who thinks constantly of Me, and of nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, am I ever accessible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.14'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.49°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra175.46°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala243.24°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha173.32°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.51°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra184.72°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani208.54°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:25 – 14:50
Yamaganda06:24 – 07:48
Gulika Kāla09:12 – 10:37
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:24 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:48 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:12 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:37 – 12:01 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:01 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:25 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:50 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:14 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:38 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:14 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:50 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:25 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:01 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:37 – 03:12 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:12 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:48 – 06:24 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868488.27
Julian Day2456953.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0599°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)349.28°
🪷 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 (24.0599°), declination -11.31°, EoT 16.06 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: 2014-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)