पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · February 23, 2019 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.17 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्।भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च।।13.17।।
"13.17 In all beings undivided, yet living in division, It is the upholder of all, Creator and Destroyer alike;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra177.14°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala11.43°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha326.97°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra267.75°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani262.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:54 – 11:20
Yamaganda14:12 – 15:38
Gulika Kāla07:02 – 08:28
Varjyam07:31 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: 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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:02 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:28 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:54 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:20 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:46 – 14:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:12 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:38 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:03 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:29 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:03 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:38 – 23:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:12 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:46 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:20 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:54 – 05:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:28 – 07:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870072.27
Julian Day2458537.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1204°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.76°
🪷 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 (24.1204°), declination -10.00°, EoT -13.97 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: 2019-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)