पञ्चाङ्ग — Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh · March 12, 2025 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।
"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra122.26°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.89°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha344.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.06°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra344.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani327.94°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:28 – 13:57
Yamaganda08:00 – 09:29
Gulika Kāla10:58 – 12:28
Varjyam07:00 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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 Labha06:31 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:00 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:29 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:58 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:28 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:57 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:26 – 16:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:56 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:25 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:56 – 21:26 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:26 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:57 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:28 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:58 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:29 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:00 – 06:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.2183°
Longitude: 78.1828°
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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872281.27
Julian Day2460746.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2049°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)154.57°
🪷 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 (24.2049°), declination -3.29°, EoT -10.49 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: 2025-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)