पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · April 15, 2017 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 14.4 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः।तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता।।14.4।।
"14.4 O illustrious son of Kunti! Through whatever wombs men are born, it is the Spirit Itself that conceives, and I am their Father." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.18°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra223.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala31.22°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha9.46°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.81°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra332.59°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani243.47°DhanuMūla P2

Bhavnagar, Gujarat — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:32 – 11:07
Yamaganda14:16 – 15:51
Gulika Kāla06:22 – 07:57
Varjyam06:54 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:22 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:57 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:32 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:07 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:42 – 14:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:16 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:51 – 17:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:26 – 19:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:01 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:26 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:51 – 23:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:16 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:42 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:07 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:32 – 04:57 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:57 – 06:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.7645°
Longitude: 72.1519°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869393.27
Julian Day2457858.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0945°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)225.25°
🪷 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 (24.0945°), declination 9.78°, EoT -0.24 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: 2017-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)