पञ्चाङ्ग — Oṁkāreśvar · February 20, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.21 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्।।16.21।।
"16.21 The gates of hell are three: lust, wrath and avarice. They destroy the Self. Avoid them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.44°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra209.71°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.54°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha315.65°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.44°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra344.45°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani325.50°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:06 – 15:32
Yamaganda06:54 – 08:20
Gulika Kāla09:47 – 11:13
Varjyam07:23 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:54 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:20 – 09:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:47 – 11:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:13 – 12:40 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:40 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:06 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:32 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:59 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:25 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:59 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:32 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:06 – 00:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:40 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:13 – 03:47 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:47 – 05:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:20 – 06:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.2429°
Longitude: 76.1497°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872261.27
Julian Day2460726.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2042°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)265.00°
🪷 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 (24.2042°), declination -10.89°, 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: 2025-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)