पञ्चाङ्ग — Lumbinī · March 3, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: आमलकी एकादशी — Āmalakī Ekādaśī
Worship of Āmalakī (Indian gooseberry, sacred to Viṣṇu).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.2 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम्।दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम्।।16.2।।
"16.2 harmlessness, truth, absence of wrath, renunciation, contentment, straightforwardness, compassion towards all, uncovetousness, courtesy, modesty, constancy," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.02°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra88.75°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala55.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha305.68°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati348.17°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra348.64°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani305.37°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:17 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:58 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:57 – 12:25
Yamaganda15:19 – 16:46
Gulika Kāla08:03 – 09:30
Varjyam07:04 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:35 – 08:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:03 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:30 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:57 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:25 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:52 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:19 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:46 – 18:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:14 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:46 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:19 – 22:52 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:52 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:25 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:57 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:30 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:03 – 06:35 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871541.27
Julian Day2460006.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1766°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.71°
🪷 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 (24.1766°), declination -6.99°, EoT -12.65 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: 2023-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)