पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · May 2, 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 11.13 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तत्रैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं प्रविभक्तमनेकधा।

अपश्यद्देवदेवस्य शरीरे पाण्डवस्तदा।।11.13।।
"11.13 In that vision Arjuna saw the universe, with its manifold shapes, all embraced in One, its Supreme Lord." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.13'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra110.12°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala343.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha36.65°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.48°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra338.66°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani140.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 52 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 Muhūrta19:09 – 19:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:21 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla19:06 – 20:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:36 – 11:14
Yamaganda14:28 – 16:06
Gulika Kāla06:22 – 07:59
Varjyam06:54 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:22 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:59 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:36 – 11:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:14 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:51 – 14:28 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:28 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:06 – 17:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:43 – 19:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:21 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:43 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:06 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:28 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:51 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:14 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:36 – 04:59 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:59 – 06:22 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866488.27
Julian Day2454953.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9834°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.74°
🪷 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 (23.9834°), declination 15.37°, EoT 3.04 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: 2009-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)