पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · May 6, 2021 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 17.13 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्।श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते।।17.13।।
"17.13 Sacrifice that is contrary to scriptural command, that is unaccompanied by prayers or gifts of food or money, and is without faith - that is the product of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya21.60°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra317.86°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala73.21°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha38.98°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.87°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra31.83°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani289.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:16 – 15:53
Yamaganda06:07 – 07:45
Gulika Kāla09:22 – 11:00
Varjyam06:40 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:07 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:45 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:22 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:00 – 12:38 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:38 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:16 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:53 – 17:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:31 – 19:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:09 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:31 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:53 – 23:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:16 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:38 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:00 – 03:22 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:22 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:45 – 06:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870875.27
Julian Day2459340.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1512°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)293.59°
🪷 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 (24.1512°), declination 16.55°, EoT 3.44 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: 2021-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)