पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · December 1, 2017 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.10 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः।।2.10।।
"2.10 Thereupon the Lord, with a gracious smile, addressed him who was so much depressed in the midst of the two armies." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya224.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra8.50°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.36°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha244.74°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati196.72°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra215.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani243.51°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 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 Kāla10:49 – 12:07
Yamaganda14:42 – 16:00
Gulika Kāla08:14 – 09:31
Varjyam07:22 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:56 – 08:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:14 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:31 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:07 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:42 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:00 – 17:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:17 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:00 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:42 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:07 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:31 – 05:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:14 – 06:56 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869623.27
Julian Day2458088.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1033°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.87°
🪷 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 (24.1033°), declination -21.80°, EoT 10.13 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: 2017-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)