पञ्चाङ्ग — Noida, Uttar Pradesh · February 20, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: विजया एकादशी — Vijayā Ekādaśī
Rāma observed this before crossing the ocean to Laṅkā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।
"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.55°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra251.71°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala287.86°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha282.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati287.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra347.47°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani145.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:10 – 12:35
Yamaganda15:25 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla08:20 – 09:45
Varjyam07:23 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:55 – 08:20 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:20 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:45 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:10 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:35 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:00 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:25 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:50 – 18:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:14 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:50 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:25 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:00 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:35 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:10 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:45 – 05:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:20 – 06:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.5355°
Longitude: 77.391°
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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866417.27
Julian Day2454882.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9807°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.33°
🪷 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 (23.9807°), declination -10.93°, 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: 2009-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)