पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · March 18, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.2 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन।

प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः।।8.2।।
"8.2 Who is it who rules the spirit sacrifice in many; and at the time of death how may those who have learned self-control come to the knowledge of Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya333.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra244.50°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala333.95°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha312.50°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.48°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra19.37°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani2.56°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:25 – 10:55
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla06:24 – 07:54
Varjyam06:54 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:24 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:54 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:25 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:55 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:26 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:56 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:57 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:28 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:57 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:56 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:26 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:55 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:25 – 04:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:54 – 06:24 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873383.27
Julian Day2461848.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2471°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.88°
🪷 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 (24.2471°), declination -0.81°, EoT -8.76 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: 2028-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)