पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · May 20, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.7 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
सर्वभूतानि कौन्तेय प्रकृतिं यान्ति मामिकाम्।

कल्पक्षये पुनस्तानि कल्पादौ विसृजाम्यहम्।।9.7।।
"9.7 All beings, O Arjuna, return at the close of every cosmic cycle into the realm of Nature, which is a part of Me, and at the beginning of the next I send them forth again." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya34.84°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra80.22°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.21°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha41.02°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati87.50°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra66.62°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani347.01°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:04 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:58 – 13:39
Yamaganda06:53 – 08:34
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 11:58
Varjyam05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:11 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:53 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:34 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:58 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:39 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:21 – 17:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:02 – 18:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:44 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:02 – 21:21 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:21 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:39 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:58 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:34 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:53 – 05:11 (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 Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872715.27
Julian Day2461180.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2215°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.47°
🪷 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 (24.2215°), declination 19.95°, EoT 3.60 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: 2026-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)