पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · March 9, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।
"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami
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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya324.03°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra161.09°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala57.98°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha316.18°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati349.54°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra355.94°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani306.08°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:41 – 15:10
Yamaganda06:18 – 07:47
Gulika Kāla09:15 – 10:44
Varjyam06:48 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:18 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:47 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:15 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:44 – 12:12 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:12 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:10 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:38 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:07 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:38 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:10 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:12 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:44 – 03:15 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:15 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:47 – 06:18 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871547.27
Julian Day2460012.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1769°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)197.99°
🪷 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 (24.1769°), declination -4.66°, EoT -11.28 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: 2023-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)