पञ्चाङ्ग — Lumbinī · February 20, 3102 BCE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.3 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम्।

व्यूढां द्रुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता।।1.3।।
"1.3 Revered Father! Behold this mighty host of the Pandavas, paraded by the son of King Drupada, thy wise disciple." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3044
Śaka Saṁvat: -3179
Bengali Saṁvat: -3694
Malayalam Era: -3925
Nanakshahi: -4570
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.50°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra36.14°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala7.15°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha2.10°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati2.02°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra3.91°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani353.06°MīnaRevatī P2

Lumbinī — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · NPT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:39 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:26 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:34 – 17:56
Yamaganda12:26 – 13:49
Gulika Kāla15:11 – 16:34
Varjyam07:23 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: undefined (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:56 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:18 – 09:41 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:41 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:04 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:26 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:49 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:11 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:34 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:56 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:34 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:11 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:49 – 00:26 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:26 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:04 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:41 – 05:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:18 – 06:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°
Longitude: 83.275°
Timezone: UTC+5.75

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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year1
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)2.27
Julian Day588467.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.4027°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.64°
🪷 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 (-47.4027°), declination -15.71°, EoT -14.28 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: -3101-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)