पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · March 23, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya338.31°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra62.98°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.07°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha346.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati321.37°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra355.13°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani156.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:37 – 13:26
Vijaya Muhūrta15:03 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:37
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:37 – 01:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:04 – 17:35
Yamaganda09:59 – 11:30
Gulika Kāla13:01 – 14:33
Varjyam07:27 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:56 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:28 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:59 – 11:30 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:30 – 13:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta13:01 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:33 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:04 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:35 – 19:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:06 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:35 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:04 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:33 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala01:01 – 02:30 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:30 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:59 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:28 – 06:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.2393°
Longitude: 68.9686°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866813.27
Julian Day2455278.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9958°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.41°
🪷 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 (23.9958°), declination 0.91°, EoT -7.21 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: 2010-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)