पञ्चाङ्ग — Vṛndāvana · February 20, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.68 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
य इमं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति।भक्ितं मयि परां कृत्वा मामेवैष्यत्यसंशयः।।18.68।।
"18.68 But he who teaches this great secret to My devotees, his is the highest devotion, and verily he shall come unto Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya306.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra113.17°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala62.34°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha284.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati260.47°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra278.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani131.36°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:34 – 13:59
Yamaganda08:19 – 09:44
Gulika Kāla11:09 – 12:34
Varjyam07:22 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:54 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:19 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:44 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:09 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:34 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:59 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:24 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:49 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:14 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:49 – 21:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:24 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:59 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:34 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:09 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:44 – 05:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:19 – 06:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.565°
Longitude: 77.6593°
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 Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866051.27
Julian Day2454516.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9667°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)167.91°
🪷 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 (23.9667°), declination -11.20°, 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: 2008-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)