पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhaka, Bangladesh · April 16, 2016 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 4.2 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः।

स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप।।4.2।।
"4.2 The Divine Kings knew it, for it was their tradition. Then, after a long time, at last it was forgotten." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.41°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra114.40°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha21.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.33°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra348.50°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani231.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

Dhaka, Bangladesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+6)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 UTC+6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 UTC+6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC+6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:56 UTC+6
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:57 UTC+6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:47 – 10:23
Yamaganda13:34 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla05:36 – 07:12
Varjyam06:08 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:36 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:12 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:47 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:23 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:09 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:45 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:20 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:45 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:09 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:23 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:47 – 04:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:12 – 05:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.8103°
Longitude: 90.4125°
Timezone: UTC+6

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)1869029.27
Julian Day2457494.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0806°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)109.07°
🪷 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 (24.0806°), declination 10.22°, EoT 0.02 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: 2016-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)