पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · March 20, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.4 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः।

कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति।।4.4।।
"4.4 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Viwaswana was born before Thee; how then canst Thou have revealed it to him?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya335.27°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra5.76°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala246.96°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha352.08°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.74°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra351.88°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani254.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:27 – 16:58
Yamaganda09:23 – 10:54
Gulika Kāla12:25 – 13:56
Varjyam06:52 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:22 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:53 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:23 – 10:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:54 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:25 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:56 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:27 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:58 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:28 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:58 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:27 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:56 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:25 – 01:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:54 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:23 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:53 – 06:22 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869732.27
Julian Day2458197.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1074°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.43°
🪷 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 (24.1074°), declination -0.25°, EoT -8.15 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: 2018-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)