पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · March 18, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.2 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
ज्ञानं तेऽहं सविज्ञानमिदं वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः।

यज्ज्ञात्वा नेह भूयोऽन्यज्ज्ञातव्यमवशिष्यते।।7.2।।
"7.2 I will reveal to this knowledge unto thee, and how it may be realised; which, once accomplished, there remains nothing else worth having in this life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya333.23°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra320.21°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala317.53°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha314.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.78°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra349.83°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani339.67°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:10 – 13:40
Yamaganda07:39 – 09:09
Gulika Kāla10:40 – 12:10
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:08 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:39 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:09 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:40 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:10 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:40 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:11 – 16:41 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:41 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:12 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:41 – 21:11 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:11 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:40 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:10 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:40 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:09 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:39 – 06:08 (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 Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872652.27
Julian Day2461117.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2191°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.99°
🪷 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 (24.2191°), declination -1.01°, EoT -8.76 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: 2026-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)