पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · October 20, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.38 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्।

मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्।।10.38।।
"10.38 I am the Sceptre of rulers, the Strategy of the conquerors, the Silence of mystery, the Wisdom of the wise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.97°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra228.23°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala354.69°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha195.07°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra145.94°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani271.54°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:51 – 16:16
Yamaganda09:12 – 10:36
Gulika Kāla12:01 – 13:26
Varjyam06:50 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:22 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:47 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:12 – 10:36 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:36 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:01 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:26 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:51 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:16 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:41 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:16 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:51 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:26 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:01 – 01:36 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:36 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:12 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:47 – 06:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870677.27
Julian Day2459142.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1436°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.77°
🪷 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 (24.1436°), declination -10.44°, EoT 15.70 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: 2020-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)