पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · December 3, 2046 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 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2103 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1968 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1453
Malayalam Era: 1222
Nanakshahi: 577
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya226.51°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra290.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.49°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha212.66°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.60°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra237.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani238.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:35 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:15 – 09:33
Yamaganda10:50 – 12:08
Gulika Kāla13:25 – 14:43
Varjyam07:24 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:58 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:15 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:33 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:50 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:08 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:25 – 14:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:43 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:00 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:17 – 19:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:00 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:43 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:25 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:08 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:50 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:33 – 05:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:15 – 06:58 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5148
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1880217.27
Julian Day2468682.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.5085°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.10°
🪷 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 (24.5085°), declination -22.09°, EoT 9.36 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: 2046-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)