पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · April 20, 2022 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 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।
"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.79°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra229.55°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala309.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha22.55°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati331.47°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra321.29°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani299.48°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:00 – 13:37
Yamaganda07:10 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla10:23 – 12:00
Varjyam06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:33 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:10 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:47 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:23 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:00 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:14 – 16:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:51 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:28 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:51 – 21:14 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:14 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:00 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:23 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:47 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:10 – 05:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871224.27
Julian Day2459689.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1645°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.58°
🪷 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 (24.1645°), declination 11.46°, 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: 2022-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)