पञ्चाङ्ग — Raipur, Chhattisgarh · March 28, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।
"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya343.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra323.66°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.76°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha337.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.12°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra335.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani329.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

Raipur, Chhattisgarh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:37 – 12:09
Yamaganda15:13 – 16:45
Gulika Kāla07:33 – 09:05
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:01 – 07:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:33 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:05 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:37 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:09 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:41 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:13 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:45 – 18:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:17 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:45 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:13 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:41 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:09 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:37 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:05 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:33 – 06:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.2514°
Longitude: 81.6296°
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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872297.27
Julian Day2460762.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2055°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.27°
🪷 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 (24.2055°), declination 3.02°, EoT -5.62 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: 2025-03-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)