पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · April 5, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: पापमोचनी एकादशी — Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Removes mahā-pātakas (great sins).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.38 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
कच्चिन्नोभयविभ्रष्टश्छिन्नाभ्रमिव नश्यति।

अप्रतिष्ठो महाबाहो विमूढो ब्रह्मणः पथि।।6.38।।
"6.38 Having failed in both, my Lord, is he without hope, like a riven cloud having no support, lost on the spiritual road?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya351.56°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra299.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala315.63°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha2.36°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati24.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra335.35°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani319.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:30 – 12:04
Yamaganda15:12 – 16:47
Gulika Kāla07:22 – 08:56
Varjyam06:19 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:48 – 07:22 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:22 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:56 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:30 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:04 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:12 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:47 – 18:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:21 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:47 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:12 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:04 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:30 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:56 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:22 – 05:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871940.27
Julian Day2460405.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1919°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.52°
🪷 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 (24.1919°), declination 6.20°, EoT -3.10 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: 2024-04-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)