पञ्चाङ्ग — Nāśik · March 14, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.16 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः।

न चातिस्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन।।6.16।।
"6.16 Meditation is not for him who eats too much, not for him who eats not at all; not for him who is overmuch addicted to sleep, not for him who is always awake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.16'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya329.76°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra20.58°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala298.53°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha342.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.52°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra308.13°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani317.40°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:15 – 15:45
Yamaganda06:45 – 08:15
Gulika Kāla09:45 – 11:15
Varjyam07:15 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Śubha06:45 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:15 – 09:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:45 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:15 – 12:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:45 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:15 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:45 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:15 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:45 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:15 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:45 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:15 – 00:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:45 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:15 – 03:45 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:45 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:15 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871918.27
Julian Day2460383.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1910°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)48.25°
🪷 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 (24.1910°), declination -2.40°, EoT -9.94 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: 2024-03-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)