पञ्चाङ्ग — Haridwār · February 22, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: होली — Holi (Phālguna Pūrṇimā)
Festival of colors; Holikā-dahana eve.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.63 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
क्रोधाद्भवति संमोहः संमोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः।

स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति।।2.63।।
"2.63 Anger induces delusion; delusion, loss of memory; through loss of memory, reason is shattered; and loss of reason leads to destruction." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.63's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya308.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra120.53°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.44°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha286.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra281.72°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani231.25°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:17 – 09:42
Yamaganda11:07 – 12:31
Gulika Kāla13:56 – 15:21
Varjyam07:20 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:53

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 Amṛta06:52 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:17 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:42 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:07 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:31 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:56 – 15:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:21 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:46 – 18:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:11 – 19:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:46 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:21 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:56 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:31 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:07 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:42 – 05:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:17 – 06:52 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 29.9457°
Longitude: 78.1642°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868975.27
Julian Day2457440.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0785°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)172.85°
🪷 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 (24.0785°), declination -10.46°, EoT -14.08 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: 2016-02-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)