पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · February 20, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.9 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत।।14.9।।
"14.9 Purity brings happiness, Passion commotion, and Ignorance, which obscures wisdom, leads to a life of failure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.47°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra40.24°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala28.66°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha286.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati290.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra298.71°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani283.34°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

Srinagar, J&K — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:58 – 11:22
Yamaganda14:09 – 15:32
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:34
Varjyam07:39 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:11 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:34 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:58 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:22 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:45 – 14:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:09 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:32 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:56 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:19 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:56 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:32 – 23:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:09 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:45 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:22 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:58 – 05:34 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:34 – 07:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 34.0837°
Longitude: 74.7973°
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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870800.27
Julian Day2459265.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1483°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.17°
🪷 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 (24.1483°), declination -10.90°, EoT -14.28 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: 2021-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)