पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · March 16, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.6 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः।यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।15.6।।
"15.6 Neither sun, moon, nor fire shines there. Those who go thither never come back. For, O Arjuna, that is my Celestial Home!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya331.52°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra0.79°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala42.56°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha305.74°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati295.79°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra328.67°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani285.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:39 – 13:28
Vijaya Muhūrta15:04 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:39 – 01:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:04 – 17:34
Yamaganda10:03 – 11:33
Gulika Kāla13:03 – 14:34
Varjyam07:33 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:03 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:33 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:03 – 11:33 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:33 – 13:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta13:03 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:34 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:04 – 17:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:34 – 19:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:04 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:34 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:04 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:34 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala01:03 – 02:33 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:33 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:03 – 05:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:33 – 07:03 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870824.27
Julian Day2459289.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1492°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)32.08°
🪷 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 (24.1492°), declination -1.72°, EoT -9.36 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: 2021-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)