पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · September 28, 2011 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 17.10 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्।उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्।।17.10।।
"17.10 The Ignorant love food which is stale, not nourishing, putrid and corrupt, the leavings of others and unclean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya160.56°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra168.73°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.22°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha159.70°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.88°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra171.92°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani173.98°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:38 – 14:08
Yamaganda08:08 – 09:38
Gulika Kāla11:08 – 12:38
Varjyam07:07 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:37 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:08 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:38 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:08 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:38 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:08 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:39 – 17:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:09 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:39 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:09 – 21:39 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:39 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:08 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:38 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:08 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:38 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:08 – 06:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.888°
Longitude: 70.4017°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867367.27
Julian Day2455832.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0170°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.94°
🪷 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 (24.0170°), declination -1.82°, EoT 10.18 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: 2011-09-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)