पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · April 8, 563 BCE

🪷 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 18.75 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतवानेतद्गुह्यमहं परम्।योगं योगेश्वरात्कृष्णात्साक्षात्कथयतः स्वयम्।।18.75।।
"18.75 Through the blessing of the sage Vyasa, I listened to this secret and noble science from the lips of its Master, the Lord Shri Krishna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.75's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -505
Śaka Saṁvat: -640
Bengali Saṁvat: -1155
Malayalam Era: -1386
Nanakshahi: -2031
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.67°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra157.19°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.76°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha36.32°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra71.17°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani47.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

Dvārakā — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:31 – 13:21
Vijaya Muhūrta15:01 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:31 – 01:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:15 – 09:49
Yamaganda11:23 – 12:56
Gulika Kāla14:30 – 16:04
Varjyam07:13 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:42 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:15 – 09:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:49 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:23 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:56 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:30 – 16:04 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:04 – 17:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:37 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:11 – 20:37 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:37 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:04 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:30 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:56 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:23 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:49 – 05:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:15 – 06:42 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.2393°
Longitude: 68.9686°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year2540
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)927419.27
Julian Day1515884.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-11.9325°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.52°
🪷 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 (-11.9325°), declination 6.58°, EoT -2.19 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: -0562-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)