पञ्चाङ्ग — Haridwār · March 11, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.38 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च।

यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।
"3.38 As fire is shrouded in smoke, a mirror by dust and a child by the womb, so is the universe enveloped in desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya326.31°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra253.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala241.77°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha343.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.91°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra340.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani253.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā 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)02:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 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 Kāla16:54 – 18:23
Yamaganda12:28 – 13:57
Gulika Kāla15:26 – 16:54
Varjyam07:03 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:33 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:02 – 09:31 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:31 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:59 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:28 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:57 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:26 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:54 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:23 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:54 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:26 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:57 – 00:28 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:28 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:59 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:31 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:02 – 06:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869723.27
Julian Day2458188.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1071°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)285.70°
🪷 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 (24.1071°), declination -3.80°, 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: 2018-03-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)