पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · February 16, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya302.66°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra25.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha292.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra274.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani314.12°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:51 – 12:16
Yamaganda15:05 – 16:29
Gulika Kāla08:02 – 09:27
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 Chala06:38 – 08:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:02 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:27 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:51 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:16 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:40 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:05 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:29 – 17:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:54 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:29 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:05 – 22:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:40 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:16 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:51 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:27 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:02 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871891.27
Julian Day2460356.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1900°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)79.39°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1900°), declination -12.56°, EoT -14.54 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: 2024-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)