पञ्चाङ्ग — Panaji, Goa · March 13, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।
"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla 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)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya328.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra134.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.07°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha344.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.17°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra343.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani328.06°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

Panaji, Goa — 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)17:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 30 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: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · 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: 15.4909°
Longitude: 73.8278°
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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872282.27
Julian Day2460747.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2050°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)166.64°
🪷 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 (24.2050°), declination -2.89°, EoT -10.22 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: 2025-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)