पञ्चाङ्ग — Vṛndāvana · November 9, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.28 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।

प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः।।10.28।।
"10.28 I am the Thunderbolt among weapons; of cows I am the Cow of Plenty, I am Passion in those who procreate, and I am the Cobra among serpents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya202.47°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra219.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala301.44°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha225.40°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati215.94°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra182.04°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani251.41°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:03
Yamaganda14:47 – 16:09
Gulika Kāla07:58 – 09:20
Varjyam07:03 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:36 – 07:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:58 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:20 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:25 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:47 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:09 – 17:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:31 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:09 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:47 – 22:25 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:25 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:20 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:58 – 06:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.565°
Longitude: 77.6593°
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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869966.27
Julian Day2458431.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1164°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.68°
🪷 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 (24.1164°), declination -16.79°, EoT 15.87 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: 2018-11-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)