पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · March 5, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.14 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः।

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत।।11.14।।
"11.14 Thereupon Arjuna, dumb with awe, his hair on end, his head bowed, his hands clasped in salutation, addressed the Lord thus:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya320.59°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra232.20°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala330.17°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha319.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati43.69°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra314.49°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani197.06°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:09 – 16:37
Yamaganda09:18 – 10:46
Gulika Kāla12:13 – 13:41
Varjyam06:51 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:22 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:50 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:18 – 10:46 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:46 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:13 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:41 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:09 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:37 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:05 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:37 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:09 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:41 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:13 – 01:46 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:46 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:18 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:50 – 06:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867891.27
Julian Day2456356.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0370°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.07°
🪷 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 (24.0370°), declination -6.05°, EoT -12.23 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: 2013-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)