पञ्चाङ्ग — Raipur, Chhattisgarh · March 7, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.38 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
कच्चिन्नोभयविभ्रष्टश्छिन्नाभ्रमिव नश्यति।

अप्रतिष्ठो महाबाहो विमूढो ब्रह्मणः पथि।।6.38।।
"6.38 Having failed in both, my Lord, is he without hope, like a riven cloud having no support, lost on the spiritual road?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.26°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra184.25°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala308.88°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha322.84°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.73°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra336.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani338.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:18 – 10:46
Yamaganda13:44 – 15:13
Gulika Kāla06:20 – 07:49
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:20 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:49 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:18 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:46 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:15 – 13:44 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:44 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:13 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:42 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:11 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:42 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:13 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:44 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:15 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:46 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:18 – 04:49 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:49 – 06:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.2514°
Longitude: 81.6296°
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 Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872641.27
Julian Day2461106.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2187°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.00°
🪷 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 (24.2187°), declination -5.34°, EoT -11.77 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: 2026-03-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)