पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · February 23, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: आमलकी एकादशी — Āmalakī Ekādaśī
Worship of Āmalakī (Indian gooseberry, sacred to Viṣṇu).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.12 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ।।14.12।।
"14.12 O best of Indians! Avarice, the impulse to act and the beginning of action itself are all due to the dominance of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.49°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra76.77°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala30.37°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha286.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati291.09°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra302.46°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani283.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:38 – 17:04
Yamaganda09:54 – 11:20
Gulika Kāla12:46 – 14:12
Varjyam07:30 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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 · 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 Roga07:02 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:28 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:54 – 11:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:20 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:46 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:12 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:38 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:04 – 18:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:30 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:04 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:38 – 23:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:12 – 00:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:46 – 02:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:20 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:54 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:28 – 07:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870803.27
Julian Day2459268.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1484°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.76°
🪷 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 (24.1484°), declination -9.81°, 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: 2021-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)