पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · February 19, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.60 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्चितः।

इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि हरन्ति प्रसभं मनः।।2.60।।
"2.60 O Arjuna! The mind of him, who is trying to conquer it, is forcibly carried away in spite of his efforts, by his tumultuous senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.60's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.74°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra82.23°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.14°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha282.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra278.01°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani231.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:51 – 12:16
Yamaganda15:06 – 16:31
Gulika Kāla08:00 – 09:25
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:35 – 08:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:00 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:51 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:16 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:41 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:06 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:31 – 17:56 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:56 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:31 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:06 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:41 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:16 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:51 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:00 – 06:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.799°
Longitude: 82.204°
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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868972.27
Julian Day2457437.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0784°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.86°
🪷 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 (24.0784°), declination -11.53°, EoT -14.37 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: 2016-02-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)