पञ्चाङ्ग — Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh · May 4, 2025 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 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।
"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.64°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra103.19°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala102.39°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha355.11°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.72°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra337.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani334.04°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:14 – 18:53
Yamaganda12:14 – 13:54
Gulika Kāla15:34 – 17:14
Varjyam06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:36 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:15 – 08:55 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:55 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:35 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:14 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:54 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:34 – 17:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:14 – 18:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:53 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:14 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:34 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:54 – 00:14 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:14 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:35 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:55 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:15 – 05:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.8974°
Longitude: 78.088°
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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872334.27
Julian Day2460799.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2070°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)80.48°
🪷 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 (24.2070°), declination 15.99°, EoT 3.26 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: 2025-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)