पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · February 18, 1985 CE

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🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.78 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः।

तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम।।18.78।
"18.78 Wherever is the Lord Shri Krishna, the Prince of Wisdom, and wherever is Arjuna, the Great Archer, I am more than convinced that good fortune, victory, happiness and righteousness will follow"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.78's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2042 Bahudhānya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1907 Krodhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1392
Malayalam Era: 1161
Nanakshahi: 516
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.69°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra285.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala348.02°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha304.85°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati279.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra349.52°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani213.85°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 24 Secs

✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:38

⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:01 – 09:26
Yamaganda10:51 – 12:16
Gulika Kāla13:41 – 15:06
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:37

🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:36 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:01 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:26 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:51 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:16 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:41 – 15:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:06 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:30 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:55 – 19:30 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:30 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:06 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:41 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:16 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:51 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:26 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:01 – 06:36 (neutral)

🌐 Coordinates

Latitude: 26.799°
Longitude: 82.204°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga

These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).

Kali Year5086 · Kali-5086
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1857649.27 · 5086.1 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight
Julian Day2446114.770833 · universal astronomical day-count
Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri)23.6453° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.54° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 29/30)
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (23.6453°) · declination -11.70° · EoT -14.43 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:1985-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)