पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · March 17, 2016 CE

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मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.15 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्।

तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्।।3.15।।

"3.15 All action originates in the Supreme Spirit, which is Imperishable, and in sacrificial action the all-pervading Spirit is consciously present." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	332.80°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	79.17°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	219.37°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
बुध Budha	326.08°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	142.41°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	311.44°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani	232.06°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	13:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:25 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:01 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:39 – 13:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	15:04 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:05 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla	18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:39 – 01:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:34 – 16:04
Yamaganda	07:02 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla	10:02 – 11:33
Varjyam	07:32 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta	09:50 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	07:02 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	08:32 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	10:02 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	11:33 – 13:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	13:03 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	14:34 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	16:04 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:34 – 19:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	19:05 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:34 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	22:04 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	23:34 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	01:03 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	02:33 – 04:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	04:02 – 05:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	05:32 – 07:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.2393°

Longitude: 68.9686°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Rāma Navamī Walk (राम नवमी यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Rāma Navamī — its dedicated walk.

Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868999.27
Julian Day	2457464.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0794°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	103.66°

🪷 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 (24.0794°), declination -1.24°, EoT -9.06 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: 2016-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)