पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · March 7, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।
"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla 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)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.56°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra72.93°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.49°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha322.28°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.31°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra348.77°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani242.77°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:25 – 16:52
Yamaganda09:33 – 11:01
Gulika Kāla12:29 – 13:57
Varjyam07:06 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · 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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:37 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:05 – 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 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:25 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:52 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:20 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:52 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:25 – 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 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:05 – 06:37 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869354.27
Julian Day2457819.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0930°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)110.02°
🪷 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 (24.0930°), declination -5.27°, EoT -11.77 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: 2017-03-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)