पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · April 25, 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 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.24°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra241.71°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala88.20°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha20.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.70°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra359.13°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani127.57°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:21 – 11:59
Yamaganda15:15 – 16:53
Gulika Kāla07:06 – 08:44
Varjyam06:01 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:28 – 07:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:06 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:44 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:21 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:59 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:37 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:15 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:53 – 18:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:30 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:53 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:15 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:37 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:59 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:21 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:44 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:06 – 05:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866116.27
Julian Day2454581.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9691°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)234.09°
🪷 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 13.26°, EoT 1.98 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: 2008-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)