पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · April 23, 2008 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 2.6 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयो

यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः।

यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषाम

स्तेऽवस्थिताः प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्राः।।2.6।।
"2.6 Nor can I say whether it were better that they conquer me or for me to conquer them, since would no longer care to live if I killed these sons of Dhritarashtra, now preparing for fight." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.29°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra217.98°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.19°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha16.77°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.61°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra356.67°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani127.60°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:00 – 13:37
Yamaganda07:07 – 08:45
Gulika Kāla10:22 – 12:00
Varjyam06:02 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:30 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:07 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:45 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:22 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:00 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:14 – 16:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:52 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:29 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:52 – 21:14 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:14 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:00 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:22 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:45 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:07 – 05:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866114.27
Julian Day2454579.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9691°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)211.72°
🪷 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 (23.9691°), declination 12.60°, EoT 1.60 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: 2008-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)