पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · February 17, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.29 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेन

माश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः।

आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः श्रृणोति

श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित्।।2.29।।
"2.29 One hears of the Spirit with surprise, another thinks It marvellous, the third listens without comprehending. Thus, though many are told about It, scarcely is there one who knows It." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.24°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra147.03°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.29°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha301.48°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.23°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra263.82°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani208.85°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:46 – 13:32
Vijaya Muhūrta15:03 – 15:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:46 – 01:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:51 – 10:17
Yamaganda11:43 – 13:09
Gulika Kāla14:35 – 16:00
Varjyam07:54 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 10:05 – 10:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:25 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:51 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:17 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:43 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg13:09 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:35 – 16:00 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:00 – 17:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:26 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:52 – 20:26 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:26 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:00 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:35 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha01:09 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:43 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:17 – 05:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:51 – 07:25 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868240.27
Julian Day2456705.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0504°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)204.34°
🪷 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 (24.0504°), declination -12.07°, EoT -14.49 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: 2014-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)