पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · May 1, 2009 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 11.12 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता।

यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः।।11.12।।
"11.12 Could a thousand suns blaze forth together it would be but a faint reflection of the radiance of the Lord God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.83°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra96.09°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala342.45°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha36.14°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.35°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra338.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani140.93°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:25 – 13:17
Vijaya Muhūrta15:01 – 15:53
Godhūli Muhūrta19:08 – 19:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:20 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla19:05 – 20:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:14 – 12:51
Yamaganda16:06 – 17:43
Gulika Kāla07:59 – 09:37
Varjyam06:55 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:22 – 07:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:59 – 09:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:37 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:14 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:51 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:28 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:06 – 17:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:43 – 19:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:20 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:43 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:06 – 23:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:28 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:51 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:14 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:37 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:59 – 06:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866487.27
Julian Day2454952.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9833°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.33°
🪷 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 (23.9833°), declination 15.07°, EoT 2.92 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: 2009-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)