पञ्चाङ्ग — Beijing, Beijing · May 1, 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.17 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्ितर्विशिष्यते।

प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रियः।।7.17।।
"7.17 Of all of these, he who has gained wisdom, who meditates on Me without ceasing, devoting himself only to Me, he is the best; for by the wise man I am exceedingly beloved and the wise man, too, is beloved by Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.98°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra281.33°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala335.77°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha352.66°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati29.96°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra7.43°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani322.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

Beijing, Beijing — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · SGT/MYT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 SGT/MYT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 SGT/MYT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 SGT/MYT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:52 SGT/MYT
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:46 SGT/MYT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 54 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 05 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:56
Yamaganda06:59 – 08:43
Gulika Kāla10:27 – 12:11
Varjyam05:49 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:14 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:59 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:43 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:27 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:56 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:40 – 17:24 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:24 – 19:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:09 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:24 – 21:40 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:40 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:56 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:27 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:43 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:59 – 05:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 39.9075°
Longitude: 116.3972°
Timezone: UTC+8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871966.27
Julian Day2460431.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1929°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.78°
🪷 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 (24.1929°), declination 15.18°, EoT 2.92 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: 2024-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)