पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · May 4, 2012 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 3.4 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते।

न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति।।3.4।।
"3.4 No man can attain freedom from activity by refraining from action; nor can he reach perfection by merely refusing to act." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra170.09°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.68°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha357.12°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati26.68°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra57.48°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani180.55°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:19 – 11:58
Yamaganda15:17 – 16:56
Gulika Kāla07:00 – 08:39
Varjyam05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:21 – 07:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:00 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:39 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:19 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:58 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:37 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:17 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:56 – 18:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:35 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:56 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:17 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:37 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:58 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:19 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:39 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:00 – 05:21 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867586.27
Julian Day2456051.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0254°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.31°
🪷 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 (24.0254°), declination 16.03°, EoT 3.26 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: 2012-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)