पञ्चाङ्ग — Śirḍī · February 28, 2024 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.1 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः।

स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः।।6.1।।
"6.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: He who acts because it is his duty, not thinking of the consequences, is really spiritual and a true ascetic; and not he who merely observes rituals or who shuns all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya314.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra172.79°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala286.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha314.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra289.56°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani315.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:45 – 14:13
Yamaganda08:22 – 09:49
Gulika Kāla11:17 – 12:45
Varjyam07:23 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:54 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:22 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:49 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:17 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:45 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:13 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:41 – 17:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:09 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:37 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:09 – 21:41 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:41 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:13 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:45 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:17 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:49 – 05:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:22 – 06:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 19.7645°
Longitude: 74.4769°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871903.27
Julian Day2460368.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1905°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.42°
🪷 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 (24.1905°), declination -8.22°, EoT -13.22 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: 2024-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)