पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · March 1, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.20 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ।एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत।।15.20।।
"15.20 Thus, O Sinless One, I have revealed to thee this most mystic knowledge. He who understands gains wisdom and attains the consummation of life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.20'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.01°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra64.94°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.66°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha302.33°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati347.72°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra346.19°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani305.13°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)13:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:35 – 14:05
Yamaganda08:06 – 09:36
Gulika Kāla11:06 – 12:35
Varjyam07:06 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:37 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:06 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:36 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:06 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:35 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:05 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:35 – 17:04 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:04 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:34 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:04 – 21:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:35 – 23:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:05 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:35 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:06 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:36 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:06 – 06:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 8.5241°
Longitude: 76.9366°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871539.27
Julian Day2460004.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1766°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)106.53°
🪷 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 (24.1766°), declination -7.75°, 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: 2023-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)