पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · March 6, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.5 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता।मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव।।16.5।।
"16.5 Godly qualities lead to liberation; godless to bondage. Do not be anxious, Prince! Thou hast the Godly qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya321.02°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra124.50°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala56.70°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha310.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati348.85°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra352.29°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani305.72°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:38 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:43 – 13:30
Vijaya Muhūrta15:04 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta00:43 – 01:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:41 – 10:09
Yamaganda11:38 – 13:06
Gulika Kāla14:35 – 16:03
Varjyam07:42 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:12 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:41 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:09 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:38 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg13:06 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:35 – 16:03 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:03 – 17:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:32 – 19:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:00 – 20:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:32 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:03 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:35 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha01:06 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:38 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:09 – 05:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:41 – 07:12 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871544.27
Julian Day2460009.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1767°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.72°
🪷 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 (24.1767°), declination -5.83°, EoT -12.00 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: 2023-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)