पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · February 25, 2012 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.7 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः

पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः।

यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्िचतं ब्रूहि तन्मे

शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्।।2.7।।
"2.7 My heart is oppressed with pity; and my mind confused as to what my duty is. Therefore, my Lord, tell me what is best for my spiritual welfare, for I am Thy disciple. Please direct me, I pray." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya311.81°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra347.16°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha325.76°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.95°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra355.28°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani184.97°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:40 – 11:05
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:22
Gulika Kāla06:49 – 08:14
Varjyam07:17 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:49 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:14 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:40 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:05 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:31 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:56 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:22 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:47 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:13 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:47 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:22 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:56 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:31 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:05 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:40 – 05:14 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:14 – 06:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.0869°
Longitude: 78.2676°
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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867517.27
Julian Day2455982.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0227°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.03°
🪷 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 (24.0227°), declination -9.37°, EoT -13.70 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: 2012-02-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)