पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · February 27, 2023 CE

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BG 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।

"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.18'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	314.00°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	40.57°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	53.87°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha	299.03°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	347.28°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शुक्र Śukra	343.75°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	304.89°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 29 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 30 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:16 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:50 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:10 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:28 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:17 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla	18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:10 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:14 – 09:40
Yamaganda	11:06 – 12:33
Gulika Kāla	13:59 – 15:25
Varjyam	07:16 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta	09:29 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:48 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:14 – 09:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:40 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	11:06 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:33 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:59 – 15:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:25 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:51 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:17 – 19:51 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:51 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:25 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:59 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:33 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	02:06 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:40 – 05:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:14 – 06:48 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.9845°

Longitude: 77.7064°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871537.27
Julian Day	2460002.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1765°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	84.18°

🪷 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 (24.1765°), declination -8.50°, EoT -13.39 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: 2023-02-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)