पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · February 16, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.1 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम्।

विवस्वान् मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत्।।4.1।।
"4.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: This imperishable philosophy I taught to Viwaswana, the founder of the Sun dynasty, Viwaswana gave it to Manu the lawgiver, and Manu to King Ikshwaku!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya302.68°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra214.06°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala245.32°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha318.44°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati262.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra345.17°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani272.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

Port Louis, Mauritius — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · GST/MUT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:57 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:03 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:11 – 18:47
Yamaganda12:25 – 14:00
Gulika Kāla15:36 – 17:11
Varjyam06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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 · 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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:02 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:38 – 09:13 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:13 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:49 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:25 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:00 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:36 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:11 – 18:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:47 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:11 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:36 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:00 – 00:25 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:25 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:49 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:13 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:38 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -20.1609°
Longitude: 57.5012°
Timezone: UTC+4

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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870430.27
Julian Day2458895.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1341°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.29°
🪷 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 (24.1341°), declination -12.57°, 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: 2020-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)