पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · April 2, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.2 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।
"1.2 Sanjaya replied: "The Prince Duryodhana, when he saw the army of the Pandavas paraded, approached his preceptor Guru Drona and spoke as follows:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.2'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya348.22°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra36.74°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.12°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha321.64°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.35°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra301.78°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani100.28°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:33 – 13:23
Vijaya Muhūrta15:02 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:33 – 01:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:37 – 19:10
Yamaganda12:58 – 14:31
Gulika Kāla16:04 – 17:37
Varjyam07:18 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:47 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:20 – 09:52 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:52 – 11:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:25 – 12:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:58 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:31 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga16:04 – 17:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:37 – 19:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:10 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:37 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg22:04 – 23:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:31 – 00:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:58 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:25 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:52 – 05:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:20 – 06:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865362.27
Julian Day2453827.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9403°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.33°
🪷 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 4.81°, EoT -4.03 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: 2006-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)