पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · March 9, 2013 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.18 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।
"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya324.59°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra288.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala333.29°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha315.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati44.13°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra319.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani196.95°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:32 – 11:00
Yamaganda13:57 – 15:25
Gulika Kāla06:35 – 08:03
Varjyam07:04 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:35 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:03 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:32 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:00 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:28 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:57 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:25 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:53 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:22 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:53 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:25 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:57 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:28 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:00 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:32 – 05:03 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:03 – 06:35 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867895.27
Julian Day2456360.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0372°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.71°
🪷 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 (24.0372°), declination -4.50°, EoT -11.28 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: 2013-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)