पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · February 18, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.3 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
मनुष्याणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिद्यतति सिद्धये।

यततामपि सिद्धानां कश्चिन्मां वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।।7.3।।
"7.3 Among thousands of men scarcely one strives for perfection, and even amongst those who gain occult powers, perchance but one knows me in truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.65°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra222.98°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala311.15°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha279.99°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.04°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra347.67°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani359.51°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:46 – 13:31
Vijaya Muhūrta15:03 – 15:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:46 – 01:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:43 – 13:09
Yamaganda16:01 – 17:27
Gulika Kāla08:51 – 10:17
Varjyam07:53 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 10:05 – 10:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:25 – 08:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:51 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:17 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:43 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha13:09 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:35 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:01 – 17:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:27 – 18:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:53 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:27 – 22:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:01 – 23:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:35 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta01:09 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:43 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:17 – 05:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:51 – 07:25 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873354.27
Julian Day2461819.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2460°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.94°
🪷 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 (24.2460°), declination -11.86°, 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: 2028-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)