पञ्चाङ्ग — Amritsar, Punjab · March 1, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.20 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ।एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत।।15.20।।
"15.20 Thus, O Sinless One, I have revealed to thee this most mystic knowledge. He who understands gains wisdom and attains the consummation of life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.01°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra64.94°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.66°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha302.33°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati347.72°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra346.19°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani305.13°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

Amritsar, Punjab — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:44 – 14:10
Yamaganda08:25 – 09:51
Gulika Kāla11:17 – 12:44
Varjyam07:28 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:59 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:25 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:51 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:17 – 12:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:44 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:10 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:36 – 17:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:02 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:28 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:02 – 21:36 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:36 – 23:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:10 – 00:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:44 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:17 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:51 – 05:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:25 – 06:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.634°
Longitude: 74.8723°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871539.27
Julian Day2460004.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1766°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)106.53°
🪷 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 (24.1766°), declination -7.75°, EoT -13.04 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: 2023-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)