पञ्चाङ्ग — Ujjain · October 15, 2023 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 2.51 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः।

जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम्।।2.51।।
"2.51 The sages guided by Pure Intellect renounce the fruit of action; and, freed from the chains of rebirth, they reach the highest bliss." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.25°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra180.64°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.47°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha173.12°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra130.78°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani306.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:34 – 18:01
Yamaganda12:12 – 13:39
Gulika Kāla15:07 – 16:34
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:23 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:50 – 09:17 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:17 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:45 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:12 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:39 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:07 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:34 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:01 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:34 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:07 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:39 – 00:12 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:12 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:45 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:17 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:50 – 06:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.1765°
Longitude: 75.7885°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871767.27
Julian Day2460232.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1853°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.48°
🪷 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 (24.1853°), declination -8.36°, EoT 14.86 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: 2023-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)