पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · February 17, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.27 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
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दंष्ट्राकरालानि भयानकानि।

केचिद्विलग्ना दशनान्तरेषु

संदृश्यन्ते चूर्णितैरुत्तमाङ्गैः।।11.27।।
"11.27 1 see them all rushing headlong into Thy mouths, with terrible tusks, horrible to behold. Some are mangled between thy jaws, with their heads crushed to atoms." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.98°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra276.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala333.39°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha278.57°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.43°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra331.04°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani220.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā 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)05:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:54 – 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 Kāla16:00 – 17:26
Yamaganda10:17 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla13:09 – 14:34
Varjyam07:54 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 10:05 – 10:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:25 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:51 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:17 – 11:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:43 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta13:09 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:34 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:00 – 17:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:26 – 18:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:52 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:26 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:00 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:34 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala01:09 – 02:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:43 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:17 – 05:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:51 – 07:25 (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 Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868605.27
Julian Day2457070.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0643°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)333.18°
🪷 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 (24.0643°), declination -12.15°, 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: 2015-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)