पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · April 17, 2005 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 9.15 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
ज्ञानयज्ञेन चाप्यन्ये यजन्तो मामुपासते।

एकत्वेन पृथक्त्वेन बहुधा विश्वतोमुखम्।।9.15।।
"9.15 Others worship Me with full consciousness as the One, the Manifold, the Omnipresent, the Universal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2062 Vilambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1927 Pārthiva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1412
Malayalam Era: 1181
Nanakshahi: 536
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.21°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra97.95°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.81°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha338.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.75°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra7.49°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani86.93°MithunaPunarvasu P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:50 – 18:26
Yamaganda12:01 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla15:14 – 16:50
Varjyam06:08 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:01

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)
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 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:12 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:48 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:25 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:01 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:37 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:14 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:50 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:26 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:50 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:14 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:37 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:01 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:25 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:48 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:12 – 05:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.799°
Longitude: 82.204°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865012.27
Julian Day2453477.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9269°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.93°
🪷 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 (23.9269°), declination 10.45°, 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: 2005-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)