पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · May 4, 2023 CE

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मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.12 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अनिष्टमिष्टं मिश्रं च त्रिविधं कर्मणः फलम्।भवत्यत्यागिनां प्रेत्य न तु संन्यासिनां क्वचित्।।18.12।।

"18.12 For those who cannot renounce all desire, the fruit of action hereafter is threefold - good, evil, and partly good and partly evil. But for him who has renounced, there is none." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	19.16°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	178.47°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	86.18°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	15.65°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	2.90°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	61.60°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani	311.52°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 13 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 46 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:35 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:15 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:35 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla	18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:37 – 15:16
Yamaganda	05:21 – 07:00
Gulika Kāla	08:39 – 10:19
Varjyam	05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta	08:26 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:21 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:00 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:39 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:19 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:58 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:37 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:16 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:56 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:35 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:56 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:16 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:37 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:58 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:19 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:39 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:00 – 05:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.799°

Longitude: 82.204°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871603.27
Julian Day	2460068.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1790°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	158.48°

🪷 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 (24.1790°), declination 15.84°, EoT 3.26 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: 2023-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)