पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · March 6, 2023 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 16.5 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता।मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव।।16.5।।
"16.5 Godly qualities lead to liberation; godless to bondage. Do not be anxious, Prince! Thou hast the Godly qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.5'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya321.02°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra124.50°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala56.70°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha310.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati348.85°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra352.29°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani305.72°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:20 – 09:48
Yamaganda11:16 – 12:44
Gulika Kāla14:12 – 15:40
Varjyam07:21 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:52 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:20 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:48 – 11:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:16 – 12:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:44 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:12 – 15:40 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:40 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:08 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:36 – 20:08 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:08 – 21:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:40 – 23:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:12 – 00:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:44 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:16 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:48 – 05:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:20 – 06:52 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871544.27
Julian Day2460009.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1767°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.72°
🪷 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 (24.1767°), declination -5.83°, EoT -12.00 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: 2023-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)