पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · April 29, 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 2.12 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः।

न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम्।।2.12।।
"2.12 There was never a time when I was not, nor thou, nor these princes were not; there will never be a time when we shall cease to be." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.12'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.13°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra290.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.25°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha28.99°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.86°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra4.06°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani127.52°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:16 – 16:54
Yamaganda08:42 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla11:59 – 13:37
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:25 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:03 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:42 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:20 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:59 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:16 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:54 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:33 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:54 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:16 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:59 – 01:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:20 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:42 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:03 – 05:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866120.27
Julian Day2454585.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9693°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)278.49°
🪷 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 (23.9693°), declination 14.53°, EoT 2.64 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: 2008-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)