पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · February 24, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.13 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च।तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन।।14.13।।
"14.13 Darkness, stagnation, folly and infatuation are the result of the dominance of Ignorance, O joy of the Kuru-clan!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya311.50°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra89.63°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala30.94°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha287.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati291.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra303.71°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani283.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:15 – 13:41
Yamaganda07:57 – 09:23
Gulika Kāla10:49 – 12:15
Varjyam06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · 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 Labha06:30 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:57 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:23 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:49 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:15 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:41 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:07 – 16:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:33 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:00 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:33 – 21:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:07 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:41 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:15 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:49 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:23 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:57 – 06:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870804.27
Julian Day2459269.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1484°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.19°
🪷 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 (24.1484°), declination -9.44°, EoT -13.84 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: 2021-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)