पञ्चाङ्ग — Pune, Maharashtra · March 1, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.18 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।
"14.18 When Purity is in the ascendant, the man evolves; when Passion, he neither evolves nor degenerates; when Ignorance, he is lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra159.30°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala33.81°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha289.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati292.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra309.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani284.33°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:23 – 09:51
Yamaganda11:19 – 12:48
Gulika Kāla14:16 – 15:44
Varjyam07:24 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:54 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:23 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:51 – 11:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:19 – 12:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:48 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:16 – 15:44 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:44 – 17:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:13 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:41 – 20:13 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:13 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:44 – 23:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:16 – 00:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:48 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:19 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:51 – 05:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:23 – 06:54 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870809.27
Julian Day2459274.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1486°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.63°
🪷 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 (24.1486°), declination -7.56°, EoT -13.04 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: 2021-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)