पञ्चाङ्ग — Delhi NCR · February 18, 3102 BCE

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🪷 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)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	2.55°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	10.29°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	5.64°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
बुध Budha	358.33°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	1.53°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	1.43°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शनि Śani	352.79°	Mīna	Revatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 54 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 05 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:41 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:14 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:14 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:25 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:03 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla	17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:14 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:14 – 12:36
Yamaganda	15:19 – 16:41
Gulika Kāla	08:30 – 09:52
Varjyam	07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta	09:41 – 10:03

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 Chala	07:08 – 08:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:30 – 09:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:52 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	11:14 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:36 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:57 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:19 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:41 – 18:03 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:03 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:41 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:19 – 22:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:57 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:36 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	02:14 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:52 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:30 – 07:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.6139°

Longitude: 77.209°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 216 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

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:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	1
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	0.27
Julian Day	588465.770833
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)