पञ्चाङ्ग — Pune, Maharashtra · March 12, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.10 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः।

अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक्।।3.10।।
"3.10 In the beginning, when God created all beings by the sacrifice of Himself, He said unto them: Through sacrifice you can procreate, and it shall satisfy all your desires." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra9.27°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala217.77°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha317.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.05°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra305.25°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani231.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

Pune, Maharashtra — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:45 – 11:15
Yamaganda14:15 – 15:45
Gulika Kāla06:46 – 08:16
Varjyam07:16 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:46 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:16 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:45 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:15 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:45 – 14:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:15 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:45 – 17:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:14 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:44 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:14 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:45 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:15 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:45 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:15 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:45 – 05:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:16 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 18.5204°
Longitude: 73.8567°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 560 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868994.27
Julian Day2457459.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0792°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.56°
🪷 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 (24.0792°), declination -3.21°, EoT -10.49 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: 2016-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)