पञ्चाङ्ग — Lumbinī · February 16, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.15 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्।

तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्।।3.15।।
"3.15 All action originates in the Supreme Spirit, which is Imperishable, and in sacrificial action the all-pervading Spirit is consciously present." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.20°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra305.00°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha301.78°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.22°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra312.02°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani252.02°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:56 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:11 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:02 – 12:26
Yamaganda15:15 – 16:40
Gulika Kāla08:13 – 09:38
Varjyam07:17 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:49 – 08:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:13 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:38 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:02 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:26 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:51 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:15 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:40 – 18:04 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:04 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:40 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:15 – 22:51 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:51 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:26 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:02 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:38 – 05:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:13 – 06:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869700.27
Julian Day2458165.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1062°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.98°
🪷 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 (24.1062°), declination -12.41°, EoT -14.54 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: 2018-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)