पञ्चाङ्ग — Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh · February 18, 3102 BCE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.1 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।

मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय।।1.1।।
"1.1 The King Dhritarashtra asked: "O Sanjaya! What happened on the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra, when my people gathered against the Pandavas?"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3044
Śaka Saṁvat: -3179
Bengali Saṁvat: -3694
Malayalam Era: -3925
Nanakshahi: -4570
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.55°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra10.29°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala5.64°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha358.33°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.53°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra1.43°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani352.79°MīnaRevatī P2

Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:57 – 12:20
Yamaganda15:06 – 16:29
Gulika Kāla08:11 – 09:34
Varjyam07:16 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: undefined (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:48 – 08:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:11 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:34 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:57 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:20 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:43 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:06 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:29 – 17:52 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:52 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:29 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:06 – 22:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:43 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:20 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:57 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:34 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:11 – 06:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.2051°
Longitude: 81.0896°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year1
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)0.27
Julian Day588465.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.4028°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.74°
🪷 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 (-47.4028°), declination -16.29°, EoT -14.43 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: -3101-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)