पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · April 16, 2006 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 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।
"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.98°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra208.85°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala67.14°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha335.33°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.97°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra316.66°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani100.37°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:49 – 18:25
Yamaganda12:01 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla15:13 – 16:49
Varjyam06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:37 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:13 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:49 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:25 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:01 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:37 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:13 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:49 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:25 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:49 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:13 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:37 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:01 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:25 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:49 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:13 – 05:37 (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 Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865376.27
Julian Day2453841.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9408°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)208.36°
🪷 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 (23.9408°), declination 10.01°, EoT 0.02 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: 2006-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)