पञ्चाङ्ग — Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) · October 23, 2014 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 8.14 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः।

तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः।।8.14।।
"8.14 To him who thinks constantly of Me, and of nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, am I ever accessible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.49°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra175.46°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala243.24°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha173.32°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.51°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra184.72°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani208.54°TulāViśākhā P3

Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:41 – 15:09
Yamaganda06:20 – 07:49
Gulika Kāla09:17 – 10:45
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:20 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:49 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:17 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:45 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:13 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:09 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:37 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:05 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:37 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:09 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:13 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:45 – 03:17 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:17 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:49 – 06:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.4198°
Longitude: 75.2526°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868488.27
Julian Day2456953.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0599°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)349.28°
🪷 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 (24.0599°), declination -11.31°, EoT 16.06 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: 2014-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)