पञ्चाङ्ग — Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) · March 1, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.3 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आरुरुक्षोर्मुनेर्योगं कर्म कारणमुच्यते।

योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शमः कारणमुच्यते।।6.3।।
"6.3 For the sage who seeks the heights of spiritual meditation, practice is the only method, and when he has attained them, he must maintain himself there by continual self-control." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.3'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra196.77°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala288.45°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha317.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra292.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani315.83°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:13 – 12:42
Yamaganda15:40 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla08:15 – 09:44
Varjyam07:15 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:46 – 08:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:15 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:44 – 11:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:13 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:42 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:11 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:40 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:09 – 18:38 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:38 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:09 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:40 – 23:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:11 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:42 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:13 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:44 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:15 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.4198°
Longitude: 75.2526°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871905.27
Julian Day2460370.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1906°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.99°
🪷 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 (24.1906°), declination -7.46°, EoT -13.04 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: 2024-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)