पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · April 30, 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 2.13 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा।

तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति।।2.13।।
"2.13 As the soul experiences in this body infancy, youth and old age, so finally it passes into another. The wise have no delusion about this." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.13'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra303.27°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.77°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha30.89°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.89°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra5.29°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani127.52°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:58 – 13:37
Yamaganda07:02 – 08:41
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 11:58
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:24 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:02 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:41 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:58 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:16 – 16:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:54 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:33 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:54 – 21:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:16 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:58 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:41 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:02 – 05:24 (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)1866121.27
Julian Day2454586.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9693°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)290.00°
🪷 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 14.84°, EoT 2.79 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: 2008-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)