पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · April 24, 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 1.24 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
संजय उवाच

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्।।1.24।।
"1.24 Sanjaya said: "Having listened to the request of Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna drew up His bright chariot exactly in the midst between the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.24'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.79°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra318.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.78°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha346.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.03°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra325.46°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani100.58°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:07 – 08:44
Yamaganda10:22 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla13:37 – 15:14
Varjyam06:02 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · 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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:29 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:07 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:44 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:22 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:59 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:37 – 15:14 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:14 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:52 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:30 – 19:52 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:52 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:14 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:37 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:59 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:22 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:44 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:07 – 05:29 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.799°
Longitude: 82.204°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865384.27
Julian Day2453849.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9411°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.77°
🪷 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 (23.9411°), declination 12.76°, EoT 1.80 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: 2006-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)