पञ्चाङ्ग — Vṛndāvana · March 11, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.1 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।15.1।।
"15.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya326.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra298.42°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala39.63°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha299.44°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.70°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra322.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani285.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:59 – 15:28
Yamaganda06:34 – 08:03
Gulika Kāla09:32 – 11:01
Varjyam07:04 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:34 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:03 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:32 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:01 – 12:30 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:30 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:59 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:28 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:57 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:26 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:57 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:28 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:59 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:30 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:01 – 03:32 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:32 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:03 – 06:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.565°
Longitude: 77.6593°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870819.27
Julian Day2459284.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1490°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.37°
🪷 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 (24.1490°), declination -3.69°, EoT -10.76 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: 2021-03-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)