पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · February 29, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.77 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तच्च संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य रूपमत्यद्भुतं हरेः।

विस्मयो मे महान् राजन् हृष्यामि च पुनः पुनः।।18.77।।
"18.77 As memory recalls again and again the exceeding beauty of the Lord, I am filled with amazement and happiness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.77's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.86°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra225.21°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.62°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha288.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati262.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra289.99°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani130.63°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:44 – 13:31
Vijaya Muhūrta15:04 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:44 – 01:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:40 – 13:07
Yamaganda16:02 – 17:30
Gulika Kāla08:44 – 10:12
Varjyam07:46 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 10:00 – 10:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:17 – 08:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:44 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:12 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:40 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha13:07 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:35 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:02 – 17:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:30 – 18:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:58 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:30 – 22:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:02 – 23:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:35 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta01:07 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:40 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:12 – 05:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:44 – 07:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.2393°
Longitude: 68.9686°
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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866060.27
Julian Day2454525.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9670°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)270.59°
🪷 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 (23.9670°), declination -7.89°, EoT -13.04 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: 2008-02-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)