पञ्चाङ्ग — Haridwār · March 11, 2017 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 13.4 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्क्षेत्रं यच्च यादृक् च यद्विकारि यतश्च यत्।स च यो यत्प्रभावश्च तत्समासेन मे श्रृणु।।13.4।।
"13.4 What is called Matter, of what it is composed, whence it came, and why it changes, what the Self is, and what Its power - this I will now briefly set forth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya326.56°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra127.57°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.39°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha330.00°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.95°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra347.99°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani242.96°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:30 – 10:59
Yamaganda13:57 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla06:33 – 08:02
Varjyam07:02 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 Kāla06:33 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:02 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:30 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:59 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:28 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:57 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:26 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:55 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:23 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:55 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:26 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:57 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:28 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:59 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:30 – 05:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:02 – 06:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 29.9457°
Longitude: 78.1642°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869358.27
Julian Day2457823.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0931°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.19°
🪷 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 (24.0931°), declination -3.70°, EoT -10.76 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: 2017-03-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)