पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · March 30, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.41 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन।

बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्।।2.41।।
"2.41 By its means, the straying intellect becomes steadied in the contemplation of one object only; whereas the minds of the irresolute stray into bypaths innumerable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya345.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra66.90°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.91°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha331.13°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.66°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra31.52°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani183.17°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:04 – 12:37
Yamaganda15:43 – 17:15
Gulika Kāla07:58 – 09:31
Varjyam06:56 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:25 – 07:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:58 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:31 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:04 – 12:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:37 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:10 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:43 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:15 – 18:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:48 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:15 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:43 – 23:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:10 – 00:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:37 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:04 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:31 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:58 – 06:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867551.27
Julian Day2456016.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0240°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.73°
🪷 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 (24.0240°), declination 3.86°, EoT -4.98 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: 2012-03-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)