पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · April 17, 2009 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 10.40 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परंतप।

एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया।।10.40।।
"10.40 O Arjuna! The aspects of My divine life are endless. I have mentioned but a few by way of illustration." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.18°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra267.54°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala331.61°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha19.88°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.33°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra335.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani141.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:25 – 12:01
Yamaganda15:14 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla07:12 – 08:48
Varjyam06:08 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:36 – 07:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:12 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:25 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:01 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:37 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:14 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:50 – 18:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:26 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:50 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:14 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:37 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:01 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:25 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:12 – 05:36 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866473.27
Julian Day2454938.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9828°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)265.75°
🪷 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 (23.9828°), declination 10.46°, EoT 0.26 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: 2009-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)