पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhaka, Bangladesh · February 20, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.50°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra230.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.55°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha295.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.27°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra346.04°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani241.88°DhanuMūla P1

Dhaka, Bangladesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+6)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 UTC+6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 UTC+6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC+6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:45 UTC+6
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:26 UTC+6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:54 – 09:21
Yamaganda10:47 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:39 – 15:05
Varjyam06:57 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:28 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:54 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:21 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:47 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:39 – 15:05 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:05 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:31 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:57 – 19:31 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:31 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:05 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:39 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:47 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:21 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:54 – 06:28 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.8103°
Longitude: 90.4125°
Timezone: UTC+6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869339.27
Julian Day2457804.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0924°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)283.36°
🪷 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 (24.0924°), declination -10.91°, EoT -14.28 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: 2017-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)