पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · March 3, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.24 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।

सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।
"10.24 Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra297.97°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala312.15°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha322.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra276.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani171.89°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:56 – 15:23
Yamaganda06:42 – 08:09
Gulika Kāla09:36 – 11:03
Varjyam07:11 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:42 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:09 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:36 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:03 – 12:30 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:30 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:56 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:23 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:50 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:17 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:50 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:23 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:56 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:30 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:03 – 03:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:36 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:09 – 06:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867158.27
Julian Day2455623.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0090°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.88°
🪷 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 (24.0090°), declination -7.02°, EoT -12.65 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: 2011-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)