पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · March 17, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.19 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।

योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।
"6.19 The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is as a lamp which does not flicker, since it stands sheltered from every wind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.75°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra61.15°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala300.86°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha348.03°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.11°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra311.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani317.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:57 – 18:27
Yamaganda12:26 – 13:56
Gulika Kāla15:27 – 16:57
Varjyam06:55 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:25 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:55 – 09:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:25 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:56 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:26 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:56 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:27 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:57 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:27 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:57 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:27 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:56 – 00:26 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:26 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:56 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:25 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:55 – 06:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871921.27
Julian Day2460386.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1912°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.30°
🪷 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 (24.1912°), declination -1.22°, EoT -9.06 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: 2024-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)