पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · May 16, 2046 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।
"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2103 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1968 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1453
Malayalam Era: 1222
Nanakshahi: 577
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.87°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra155.59°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.95°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha37.01°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra351.78°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani236.32°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:39
Yamaganda06:54 – 08:35
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 11:57
Varjyam05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:13 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:54 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:35 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:39 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:20 – 17:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:01 – 18:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:42 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:01 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:20 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:39 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:35 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:54 – 05:13 (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 Year5148
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1880016.27
Julian Day2468481.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.5008°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.86°
🪷 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 (24.5008°), declination 19.10°, EoT 3.74 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: 2046-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)