पञ्चाङ्ग — Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) · December 11, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.20 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि

न्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः।

अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो

न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे।।2.20।।
"2.20 It was not born; It will never die, nor once having been, can It cease to be. Unborn, Eternal, Ever-enduring, yet Most Ancient, the Spirit dies not when the body is dead." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya235.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra153.72°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.64°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha239.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati198.74°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra227.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani244.67°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:08 – 09:33
Yamaganda10:58 – 12:23
Gulika Kāla13:48 – 15:13
Varjyam07:11 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:43 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:08 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:33 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:58 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:23 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:48 – 15:13 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:13 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:38 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:03 – 19:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:38 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:13 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:48 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:23 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:58 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:33 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:08 – 06:43 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.4198°
Longitude: 75.2526°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869633.27
Julian Day2458098.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.57°
🪷 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 (24.1037°), declination -23.00°, EoT 5.99 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: 2017-12-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)