पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · February 28, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.17 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।
"14.17 Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra144.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala33.23°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha289.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati292.24°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra308.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani284.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:35 – 18:02
Yamaganda12:14 – 13:41
Gulika Kāla15:08 – 16:35
Varjyam06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:27 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:54 – 09:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:21 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:48 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:14 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:41 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:08 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:35 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:02 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:35 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:08 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:41 – 00:14 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:14 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:48 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:21 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:54 – 06:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870808.27
Julian Day2459273.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1486°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.52°
🪷 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 (24.1486°), declination -7.94°, EoT -13.22 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: 2021-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)