पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · April 20, 2023 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.26 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते।।17.26।।

"17.26 Sat' means Reality or the highest Good, and also, O Arjuna, it is used to mean an action of exceptional merit." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	5.54°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	3.84°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	78.57°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	21.25°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	359.56°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शुक्र Śukra	45.77°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शनि Śani	310.44°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā 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)	05:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 54 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 05 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:50 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:29 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:27 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla	18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:37 – 15:14
Yamaganda	05:33 – 07:10
Gulika Kāla	08:47 – 10:23
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:33 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:10 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:47 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:23 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:00 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:37 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:14 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:51 – 18:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:27 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:51 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:14 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:37 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:00 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:23 – 02:47 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:47 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:10 – 05:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.799°

Longitude: 82.204°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871589.27
Julian Day	2460054.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1785°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	359.99°

🪷 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 (24.1785°), declination 11.37°, 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: 2023-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)