पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · February 22, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.21 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः।

स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते।।3.21।।
"3.21 For whatever a great man does, others imitate. People conform to the standard which he has set." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya309.25°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra22.61°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala231.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha312.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.55°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra319.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani252.53°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:41 – 15:07
Yamaganda06:32 – 07:58
Gulika Kāla09:24 – 10:50
Varjyam07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:32 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:58 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:24 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:50 – 12:15 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:15 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:07 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:32 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:58 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:32 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:07 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:15 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:50 – 03:24 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:24 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:58 – 06:32 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869706.27
Julian Day2458171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1064°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)75.48°
🪷 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 (24.1064°), declination -10.27°, EoT -14.08 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: 2018-02-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)