पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · March 5, 2008 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya320.87°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra287.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.14°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha293.69°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati262.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra296.17°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani130.23°SiṃhaMaghā P4

Puṣkar — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:54 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:44 – 14:12
Yamaganda08:20 – 09:48
Gulika Kāla11:16 – 12:44
Varjyam07:22 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:52 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:20 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:48 – 11:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:16 – 12:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:44 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:12 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:40 – 17:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:08 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:36 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:08 – 21:40 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:40 – 23:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:12 – 00:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:44 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:16 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:48 – 05:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:20 – 06:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.49°
Longitude: 74.55°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866065.27
Julian Day2454530.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9672°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.81°
🪷 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 (23.9672°), declination -5.97°, EoT -12.23 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: 2008-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)