पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · February 18, 2026 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.17°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra311.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.49°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha322.75°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.43°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra314.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani336.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:46 – 13:32
Vijaya Muhūrta15:03 – 15:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:46 – 01:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:09 – 14:35
Yamaganda08:50 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:09
Varjyam07:53 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 10:05 – 10:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:24 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:50 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:16 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:42 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga13:09 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:35 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:01 – 17:27 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:27 – 18:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:53 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:27 – 22:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:01 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:35 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla01:09 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:42 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:16 – 05:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:50 – 07:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872624.27
Julian Day2461089.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2181°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.71°
🪷 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 (24.2181°), declination -11.69°, EoT -14.43 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: 2026-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)