पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · April 15, 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 18.64 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्।।18.64।।
"18.64 Only listen once more to My last word, the deepest secret of all; thou art My beloved, thou are My friend, and I speak for thy welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.64'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.50°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra308.04°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala51.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha5.00°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati135.74°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra46.25°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani73.57°MithunaĀrdrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:34
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 Kāla14:29 – 16:04
Yamaganda06:34 – 08:09
Gulika Kāla09:44 – 11:19
Varjyam07:06 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:57

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)
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 Śubha06:34 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:09 – 09:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:44 – 11:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:19 – 12:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:54 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:29 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:04 – 17:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:39 – 19:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:14 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:39 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:04 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:29 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:54 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:19 – 03:44 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:44 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:09 – 06:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.2393°
Longitude: 68.9686°
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 Year5105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864645.27
Julian Day2453110.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9129°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.62°
🪷 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 (23.9129°), declination 9.83°, EoT -0.24 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: 2004-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)