पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · April 16, 2024 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.36°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra95.19°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala324.17°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha355.17°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati26.51°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra348.94°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani321.12°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:14 – 16:50
Yamaganda08:49 – 10:25
Gulika Kāla12:01 – 13:37
Varjyam06:08 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:36 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:13 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:49 – 10:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:25 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:01 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:14 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:50 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:26 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:50 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:14 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:01 – 01:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:25 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:49 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:13 – 05:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871951.27
Julian Day2460416.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1923°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.33°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1923°), declination 10.24°, EoT 0.02 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: 2024-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)