पञ्चाङ्ग — Śirḍī · November 1, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।
"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya194.91°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra189.61°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.36°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha212.99°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.26°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra232.63°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani318.77°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:50 – 12:16
Yamaganda15:07 – 16:32
Gulika Kāla07:59 – 09:25
Varjyam07:02 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:33 – 07:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:59 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:50 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:16 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:41 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:07 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:32 – 17:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:58 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:32 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:07 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:41 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:16 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:50 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:59 – 06:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 19.7645°
Longitude: 74.4769°
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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872150.27
Julian Day2460615.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1999°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)354.94°
🪷 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 (24.1999°), declination -14.53°, EoT 16.44 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: 2024-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)