पञ्चाङ्ग — Nāśik · February 16, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: होली — Holi (Phālguna Pūrṇimā)
Festival of colors; Holikā-dahana eve.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.31 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम्।

नायं लोकोऽस्त्ययज्ञस्य कुतो़ऽन्यः कुरुसत्तम।।4.31।।
"4.31 Tasting the nectar of immortality, as the reward of sacrifice, they reach the Eternal. This world is not for those who refuse to sacrifice; much less the other world." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.18°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra115.37°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala262.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha276.58°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati316.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra261.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani293.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:49 – 14:16
Yamaganda08:30 – 09:57
Gulika Kāla11:23 – 12:49
Varjyam07:33 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:04 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:30 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:57 – 11:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:23 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:49 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:16 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:42 – 17:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:08 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:35 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:08 – 21:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:42 – 23:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:16 – 00:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:49 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:23 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:57 – 05:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:30 – 07:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 19.9975°
Longitude: 73.7898°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871161.27
Julian Day2459626.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1621°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)171.57°
🪷 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 (24.1621°), declination -12.40°, 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: 2022-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)