पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · May 23, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya38.05°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra188.45°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala29.75°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha50.84°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.73°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra52.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani192.15°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:40 – 15:22
Yamaganda05:10 – 06:52
Gulika Kāla08:34 – 10:16
Varjyam05:44 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:10 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:52 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:34 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:16 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:40 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:22 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:04 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:46 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:04 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:22 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:40 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:16 – 02:34 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:34 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:52 – 05:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867970.27
Julian Day2456435.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0401°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)150.98°
🪷 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 (24.0401°), declination 20.58°, EoT 3.40 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: 2013-05-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)