पञ्चाङ्ग — Pune, Maharashtra · 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

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:02 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:16 – 15:43
Yamaganda07:00 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla09:54 – 11:22
Varjyam07:29 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:06

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 Śubha07:00 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:27 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:54 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:22 – 12:49 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:49 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:16 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:43 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:10 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:38 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:10 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:43 – 23:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:16 – 00:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:49 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:22 – 03:54 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:54 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:27 – 07:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

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)