पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · February 17, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।
"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.47°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra195.16°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.34°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha290.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.38°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra344.60°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani241.66°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:07 – 12:31
Yamaganda15:19 – 16:43
Gulika Kāla08:20 – 09:44
Varjyam07:24 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:56 – 08:20 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:20 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:44 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:07 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:31 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:19 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:43 – 18:07 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:07 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:43 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:19 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:31 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:07 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:44 – 05:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:20 – 06:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869336.27
Julian Day2457801.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0923°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)251.59°
🪷 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 (24.0923°), declination -11.97°, EoT -14.49 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: 2017-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)