पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · February 16, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.18 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि।

शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः।।5.18।।
"5.18 Sages look equally upon all, whether he be a minister of learning and humility, or an infidel, or whether it be a cow, an elephant or a dog." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya302.66°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra25.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha292.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra274.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani314.12°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:02 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:10 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:21 – 16:45
Gulika Kāla08:22 – 09:46
Varjyam07:26 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:58 – 08:22 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:22 – 09:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:46 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:10 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:21 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:45 – 18:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:09 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:45 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:21 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:10 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:46 – 05:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:22 – 06:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871891.27
Julian Day2460356.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1900°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)79.39°
🪷 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 (24.1900°), declination -12.56°, 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: 2024-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)