पञ्चाङ्ग — Nāśik · 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

Nāśik — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:56 – 11:22
Yamaganda14:16 – 15:43
Gulika Kāla07:02 – 08:29
Varjyam07:31 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:07

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 Kāla07:02 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:29 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:56 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:22 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:49 – 14:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:16 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:43 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:09 – 18:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:36 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:09 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:43 – 23:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:16 – 00:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:49 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:22 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:56 – 05:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:29 – 07:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 19.9975°
Longitude: 73.7898°
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)