पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · February 20, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.61 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्परः।

वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.61।।
"2.61 Restraining them all, let him meditate steadfastly on Me; for who thus conquers his senses achieves perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya306.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra95.25°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.58°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha283.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.70°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra279.25°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani231.14°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

Meerut, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:44 – 11:09
Yamaganda13:58 – 15:23
Gulika Kāla06:55 – 08:19
Varjyam07:23 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:55 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:19 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:44 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:09 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:33 – 13:58 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:58 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:23 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:48 – 18:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:12 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:48 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:23 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:58 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:33 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:09 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:44 – 05:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:19 – 06:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.9845°
Longitude: 77.7064°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868973.27
Julian Day2457438.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0784°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.37°
🪷 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 (24.0784°), declination -11.18°, 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: 2016-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)