पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · December 2, 2038 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1445
Malayalam Era: 1214
Nanakshahi: 569
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya225.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra298.00°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha208.26°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati125.70°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra236.25°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani153.00°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 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 Kāla13:25 – 14:42
Yamaganda06:57 – 08:14
Gulika Kāla09:32 – 10:50
Varjyam07:23 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:57 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:14 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:32 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:50 – 12:07 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:07 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:25 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:42 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:00 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:17 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:00 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:42 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:25 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:07 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:50 – 03:32 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:32 – 05:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:14 – 06:57 (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 Time

Kali Year5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877294.27
Julian Day2465759.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3967°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.18°
🪷 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 (24.3967°), declination -21.94°, EoT 9.75 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: 2038-12-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)