पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · February 28, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.19 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यो मामेवमसम्मूढो जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम्।स सर्वविद्भजति मां सर्वभावेन भारत।।15.19।।
"15.19 He who with unclouded vision sees Me as the Lord-God, knows all there is to be known, and always shall worship Me with his whole heart." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.01°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra52.86°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.27°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha300.67°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati347.50°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra344.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani305.01°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:35 – 17:04
Yamaganda09:36 – 11:06
Gulika Kāla12:35 – 14:05
Varjyam07:07 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 Roga06:37 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:07 – 09:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:36 – 11:06 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:06 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:35 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:05 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:35 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:04 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:34 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:04 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:35 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:05 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:35 – 02:06 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:06 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:36 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:07 – 06:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 8.5241°
Longitude: 76.9366°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871538.27
Julian Day2460003.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1765°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.42°
🪷 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 (24.1765°), declination -8.13°, 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: 2023-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)