पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · February 26, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.15 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।
"14.15 When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.15'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya313.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra116.55°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala32.08°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha287.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati291.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra306.21°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani284.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:19 – 12:45
Yamaganda15:38 – 17:05
Gulika Kāla08:26 – 09:52
Varjyam07:28 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · 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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:59 – 08:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:26 – 09:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:52 – 11:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:19 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:45 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:12 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:38 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:05 – 18:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:32 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:05 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:38 – 23:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:12 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:45 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:19 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:52 – 05:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:26 – 06:59 (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 Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870806.27
Julian Day2459271.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1485°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.15°
🪷 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 (24.1485°), declination -8.70°, EoT -13.55 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: 2021-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)