पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · April 14, 2004 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 18.63 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया।विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु।।18.63।।
"18.63 Thus have I revealed to thee the Truth, the Mystery of mysteries. Having thought it over, thou art free to act as thou wilt." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.63's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.52°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra294.56°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala51.16°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha5.66°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati135.80°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra45.42°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani73.51°MithunaĀrdrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:20
Vijaya Muhūrta15:01 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:02 – 19:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:14 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:59 – 20:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:55 – 14:29
Yamaganda08:10 – 09:45
Gulika Kāla11:20 – 12:55
Varjyam07:07 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:35 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:10 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:45 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:20 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:55 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:29 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:04 – 17:39 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:39 – 19:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:14 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:39 – 22:04 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:04 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:29 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:55 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:20 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:45 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:10 – 06:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864644.27
Julian Day2453109.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9128°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.73°
🪷 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 (23.9128°), declination 9.47°, EoT -0.50 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: 2004-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)