पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · February 25, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.16 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।15.16।।
"15.16 There are two aspects in Nature: the perishable and the imperishable. All life in this world belongs to the former, the unchanging element belongs to the latter." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya311.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra14.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala53.11°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha295.80°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati346.84°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra341.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani304.65°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:53 – 11:19
Yamaganda14:12 – 15:38
Gulika Kāla07:00 – 08:27
Varjyam07:29 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
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 Kāla07:00 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:27 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:53 – 11:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:19 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:46 – 14:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:12 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:38 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:04 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:31 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:04 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:38 – 23:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:12 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:46 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:19 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:53 – 05:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:27 – 07:00 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871535.27
Julian Day2460000.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1764°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.97°
🪷 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 (24.1764°), declination -9.25°, EoT -13.70 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: 2023-02-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)