पञ्चाङ्ग — Lumbinī · March 1, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.18 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।
"14.18 When Purity is in the ascendant, the man evolves; when Passion, he neither evolves nor degenerates; when Ignorance, he is lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra159.30°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala33.81°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha289.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati292.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra309.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani284.33°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:56 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:56 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:04 – 09:31
Yamaganda10:58 – 12:25
Gulika Kāla13:52 – 15:19
Varjyam07:06 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:37 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:04 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:31 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:58 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:25 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:52 – 15:19 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:19 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:46 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:13 – 19:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:46 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:19 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:52 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:25 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:58 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:31 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:04 – 06:37 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870809.27
Julian Day2459274.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1486°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.63°
🪷 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 (24.1486°), declination -7.56°, EoT -13.04 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: 2021-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)