पञ्चाङ्ग — Vṛndāvana · March 7, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.12 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।17.12।।
"17.12 Sacrifice which is performed for the sake of its results, or for self-glorification - that, O best of Aryans, is the product of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra56.93°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.14°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha340.27°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.55°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra345.83°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani327.33°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:03 – 12:31
Yamaganda15:28 – 16:56
Gulika Kāla08:07 – 09:35
Varjyam07:08 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:38 – 08:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:07 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:35 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:03 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:31 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:28 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:56 – 18:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:24 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:56 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:28 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:31 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:03 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:35 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:07 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.565°
Longitude: 77.6593°
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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872276.27
Julian Day2460741.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2047°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.92°
🪷 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 (24.2047°), declination -5.24°, EoT -11.77 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: 2025-03-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)