पञ्चाङ्ग — Dhaka, Bangladesh · April 30, 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 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।
"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.05°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra284.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha29.44°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra5.74°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani231.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 UTC+6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 UTC+6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC+6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:21 UTC+6
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:20 UTC+6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:40 – 10:18
Yamaganda13:33 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla05:25 – 07:03
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 Kāla05:25 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:03 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:40 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:18 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:56 – 13:33 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:33 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:11 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:49 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:26 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:49 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:11 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:33 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:56 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:18 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:40 – 04:03 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:03 – 05:25 (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-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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869043.27
Julian Day2457508.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0811°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.28°
🪷 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 (24.0811°), declination 14.86°, EoT 2.79 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: 2016-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)