पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · April 30, 2008 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 2.13 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा।

तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति।।2.13।।
"2.13 As the soul experiences in this body infancy, youth and old age, so finally it passes into another. The wise have no delusion about this." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra303.27°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.77°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha30.89°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.89°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra5.29°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani127.52°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta12:25 – 13:17
Vijaya Muhūrta15:01 – 15:53
Godhūli Muhūrta19:08 – 19:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:20 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:05 – 20:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:51 – 14:28
Yamaganda08:00 – 09:37
Gulika Kāla11:14 – 12:51
Varjyam06:55 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:23 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:00 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:37 – 11:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:14 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:51 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:28 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:06 – 17:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:43 – 19:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:20 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:43 – 22:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:06 – 23:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:28 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:51 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:14 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:37 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:00 – 06:23 (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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866121.27
Julian Day2454586.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9693°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)290.00°
🪷 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 (23.9693°), declination 14.84°, EoT 2.79 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: 2008-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)