पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · March 16, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.6 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः।यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।15.6।।
"15.6 Neither sun, moon, nor fire shines there. Those who go thither never come back. For, O Arjuna, that is my Celestial Home!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya331.52°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra0.79°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala42.56°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha305.74°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati295.79°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra328.67°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani285.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:41 – 17:11
Yamaganda09:41 – 11:11
Gulika Kāla12:41 – 14:11
Varjyam07:11 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:41 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:11 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:41 – 11:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:11 – 12:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:41 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:11 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:41 – 17:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:11 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:41 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:11 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:41 – 23:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:11 – 00:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:41 – 02:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:11 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:41 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:11 – 06:41 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870824.27
Julian Day2459289.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1492°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)32.08°
🪷 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 (24.1492°), declination -1.72°, EoT -9.36 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: 2021-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)