पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · April 20, 2015 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 13.14 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वतः पाणिपादं तत्सर्वतोऽक्षिशिरोमुखम्।सर्वतः श्रुतिमल्लोके सर्वमावृत्य तिष्ठति।।13.14।।
"13.14 Everywhere are Its hands and Its feet; everywhere It has eyes that see, heads that think and mouths that speak; everywhere It listens; It dwells in all the worlds; It envelops them all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.59°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra22.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala19.88°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha16.22°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.95°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra45.51°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani219.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:10 – 08:47
Yamaganda10:23 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla13:37 – 15:14
Varjyam06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:33 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:10 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:47 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:23 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:00 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:37 – 15:14 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:14 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:51 – 18:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:27 – 19:51 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:51 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:14 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:37 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:00 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:23 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:47 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:10 – 05:33 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868667.27
Julian Day2457132.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0667°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.58°
🪷 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 (24.0667°), declination 11.35°, EoT 0.97 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: 2015-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)