पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · April 1, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.1 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।

मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय।।1.1।।
"1.1 The King Dhritarashtra asked: "O Sanjaya! What happened on the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra, when my people gathered against the Pandavas?"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya347.24°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra22.81°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala58.55°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha321.07°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.43°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra300.75°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani100.29°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta12:34 – 13:23
Vijaya Muhūrta15:02 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:34 – 01:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:53 – 11:26
Yamaganda14:31 – 16:04
Gulika Kāla06:48 – 08:20
Varjyam07:19 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:48 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:20 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:53 – 11:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:26 – 12:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:58 – 14:31 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:31 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:04 – 17:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:37 – 19:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:09 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:37 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:04 – 23:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:31 – 00:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:58 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:26 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:53 – 05:20 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:20 – 06:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865361.27
Julian Day2453826.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9403°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)34.88°
🪷 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 (23.9403°), declination 4.42°, EoT -4.34 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: 2006-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)