पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · February 21, 2020 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.6 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्।

प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया।।4.6।।
"4.6 have no beginning. Though I am imperishable, as well as Lord of all that exists, yet by My own will and power do I manifest Myself." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
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)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra278.51°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.76°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha317.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra350.93°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani273.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:25 – 07:23
Abhijit Muhūrta12:45 – 13:31
Vijaya Muhūrta15:04 – 15:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:45 – 01:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:42 – 13:08
Yamaganda16:01 – 17:28
Gulika Kāla08:49 – 10:15
Varjyam07:51 – 08:10
Dur Muhūrta 10:04 – 10:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:23 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:49 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:15 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:42 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha13:08 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:35 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:01 – 17:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:28 – 18:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:54 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:28 – 22:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:01 – 23:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:35 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta01:08 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:42 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:15 – 05:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:49 – 07:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870435.27
Julian Day2458900.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1343°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)330.47°
🪷 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 (24.1343°), declination -10.81°, EoT -14.19 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: 2020-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)