पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · March 18, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya333.06°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra299.63°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.48°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha313.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.48°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra6.48°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani220.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:41 – 14:11
Yamaganda08:09 – 09:40
Gulika Kāla11:10 – 12:41
Varjyam07:09 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:39 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:09 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:40 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:10 – 12:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:41 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:11 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:41 – 17:12 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:12 – 18:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:42 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:12 – 21:41 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:41 – 23:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:11 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:41 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:10 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:40 – 05:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:09 – 06:39 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868634.27
Julian Day2457099.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0654°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.32°
🪷 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 (24.0654°), declination -1.14°, EoT -8.76 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: 2015-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)