पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · February 20, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.50°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra230.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.55°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha295.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.27°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra346.04°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani241.88°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:59 – 09:25
Yamaganda10:50 – 12:15
Gulika Kāla13:41 – 15:06
Varjyam07:02 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · 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 Amṛta06:34 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:59 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:25 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:50 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:15 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:41 – 15:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:06 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:32 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:57 – 19:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:32 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:06 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:41 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:15 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:50 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:25 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:59 – 06:34 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869339.27
Julian Day2457804.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0924°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)283.36°
🪷 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 (24.0924°), declination -10.91°, EoT -14.28 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: 2017-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)