पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · February 18, 2023 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.9 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च।अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते।।15.9।।
"15.9 He is the perception of the ear, the eye, the touch, the taste and the smell, yea and of the mind also; and the enjoyment the things which they perceive is also His." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.94°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra272.89°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala50.59°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha284.97°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati345.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra332.69°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani303.81°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:43 – 11:07
Yamaganda13:55 – 15:19
Gulika Kāla06:55 – 08:19
Varjyam07:23 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:55 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:19 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:43 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:07 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:31 – 13:55 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:55 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:19 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:44 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:08 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:44 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:19 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:55 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:31 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:07 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:43 – 05:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:19 – 06:55 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871528.27
Julian Day2459993.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1761°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)329.97°
🪷 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 (24.1761°), declination -11.78°, EoT -14.43 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: 2023-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)