पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · April 25, 2021 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 17.2 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।17.2।।
"17.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Man has an inherent faith in one or another of the Qualities -Purity, Passion and Ignorance. Now listen." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.92°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra161.34°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.53°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha17.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.30°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra18.27°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani288.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:53 – 18:30
Yamaganda11:59 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla15:15 – 16:53
Varjyam06:01 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 Udveg05:28 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:06 – 08:44 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:44 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:21 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:59 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:37 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:15 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:53 – 18:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:30 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:53 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:15 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:37 – 23:59 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:59 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:21 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:44 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:06 – 05:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870864.27
Julian Day2459329.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1507°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.16°
🪷 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 (24.1507°), declination 13.21°, EoT 1.98 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: 2021-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)