पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · February 26, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.24 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च।

न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते।।9.24।।
"9.24 I am the willing recipient of sacrifice, and I am its true Lord. But these do not know me in truth, and so they sink back." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya313.59°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra324.94°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala292.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha289.93°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati288.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra349.97°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani145.04°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:56 – 15:22
Yamaganda06:47 – 08:13
Gulika Kāla09:39 – 11:05
Varjyam07:16 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
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 Śubha06:47 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:13 – 09:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:39 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:05 – 12:30 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:30 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:56 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:22 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:48 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:14 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:48 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:22 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:56 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:30 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:05 – 03:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:39 – 05:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:13 – 06:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.0869°
Longitude: 78.2676°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866423.27
Julian Day2454888.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9809°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.51°
🪷 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 (23.9809°), declination -8.73°, EoT -13.55 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: 2009-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)