पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · February 13, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.25 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते।

तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि।।2.25।।
"2.25 It is named the Unmanifest, the Unthinkable, the immutable. Wherefore, knowing the Spirit as such, thou hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya300.20°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra98.76°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.65°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha305.90°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.48°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra261.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani208.74°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:40 – 15:04
Yamaganda06:40 – 08:04
Gulika Kāla09:28 – 10:52
Varjyam07:08 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:40 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:04 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:28 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:52 – 12:16 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:16 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:40 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:04 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:28 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:52 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:28 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:04 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:40 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:16 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:52 – 03:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:28 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:04 – 06:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868236.27
Julian Day2456701.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0502°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)157.71°
🪷 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 (24.0502°), declination -13.44°, EoT -14.60 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: 2014-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)