पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · March 13, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.51 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तवसौम्यं जनार्दन।

इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः।।11.51।।
"11.51 Arjuna said: Seeing Thee in Thy gentle human form, my Lord, I am myself again, calm once more." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya328.07°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra229.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.71°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha305.59°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.85°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra0.43°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani220.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:13 – 12:42
Yamaganda15:41 – 17:10
Gulika Kāla08:14 – 09:43
Varjyam07:14 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:45 – 08:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:14 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:43 – 11:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:13 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:42 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:11 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:41 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:10 – 18:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:40 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:10 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:41 – 23:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:11 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:42 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:13 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:43 – 05:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:14 – 06:45 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868629.27
Julian Day2457094.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0653°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)265.26°
🪷 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 (24.0653°), declination -3.12°, EoT -10.22 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: 2015-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)