पञ्चाङ्ग — Ajmer, Rajasthan · April 17, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.3 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स एवायं मया तेऽद्य योगः प्रोक्तः पुरातनः।

भक्तोऽसि मे सखा चेति रहस्यं ह्येतदुत्तमम्।।4.3।।
"4.3 It is the same ancient Path that I have now revealed to thee, since thou are My devotee and My friend. It is the supreme Secret." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.39°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra126.71°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.60°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha22.91°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra349.73°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani231.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

Ajmer, Rajasthan — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:20 – 18:56
Yamaganda12:31 – 14:07
Gulika Kāla15:44 – 17:20
Varjyam06:38 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:06 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:42 – 09:19 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:19 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:55 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:31 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:07 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:44 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:20 – 18:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:56 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:20 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:44 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:07 – 00:31 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:31 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:55 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:19 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:42 – 06:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.4499°
Longitude: 74.6399°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869030.27
Julian Day2457495.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0806°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.79°
🪷 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 (24.0806°), declination 10.57°, EoT 0.26 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: 2016-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)