पञ्चाङ्ग — Pune, Maharashtra · February 21, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.29 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय।।18.29।।
"18.29 Reason and conviction are threefold, according to the Quality which is dominant. I will explain them fully and severally, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya308.43°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra31.74°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.87°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha284.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.95°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra300.40°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani12.07°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:25 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:49 – 14:16
Yamaganda08:27 – 09:54
Gulika Kāla11:21 – 12:49
Varjyam07:29 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:59 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:27 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:54 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:21 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:49 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:16 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:43 – 17:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:11 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:38 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:11 – 21:43 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:43 – 23:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:16 – 00:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:49 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:21 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:54 – 05:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:27 – 06:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873723.27
Julian Day2462188.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2601°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.57°
🪷 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 (24.2601°), declination -10.52°, EoT -14.19 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: 2029-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)