पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · October 11, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।
"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya173.52°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra178.08°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala102.87°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha198.24°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.87°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra192.83°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani346.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:24 – 17:51
Yamaganda12:03 – 13:30
Gulika Kāla14:57 – 16:24
Varjyam06:44 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Udveg06:15 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:42 – 09:09 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:09 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:36 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:03 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:30 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:57 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:24 – 17:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:51 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:24 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:57 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:30 – 00:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:03 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:36 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:09 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:42 – 06:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872859.27
Julian Day2461324.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2270°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.68°
🪷 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 (24.2270°), declination -6.96°, EoT 13.99 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: 2026-10-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)