पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · February 23, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.8 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय।निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः।।12.8।।
"12.8 Then let thy mind cling only to Me, let thy intellect abide in Me; and without doubt thou shalt live hereafter in Me alone." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra267.32°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala354.75°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha300.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.13°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra347.22°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani242.08°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:48 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:45 – 13:31
Vijaya Muhūrta15:04 – 15:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:45 – 01:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:35 – 16:02
Yamaganda07:21 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:14 – 11:41
Varjyam07:50 – 08:08
Dur Muhūrta 10:03 – 10:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:21 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:48 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:14 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:41 – 13:08 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha13:08 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:35 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:02 – 17:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:29 – 18:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:56 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:29 – 22:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:02 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:35 – 01:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg01:08 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:41 – 04:14 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:14 – 05:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:48 – 07:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869342.27
Julian Day2457807.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0925°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)316.13°
🪷 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 (24.0925°), declination -9.82°, EoT -13.97 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: 2017-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)