पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · March 6, 2012 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।

विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.17'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya321.85°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra110.56°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala138.55°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha339.80°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.75°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra6.49°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani184.59°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:24 – 16:52
Yamaganda09:33 – 11:01
Gulika Kāla12:29 – 13:57
Varjyam07:07 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:38 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:06 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:33 – 11:01 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:01 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:29 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:57 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:24 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:52 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:20 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:52 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:24 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:57 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:29 – 02:01 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:01 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:33 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:06 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867527.27
Julian Day2455992.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0231°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.64°
🪷 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 (24.0231°), declination -5.57°, EoT -12.00 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: 2012-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)