पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · April 20, 2010 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 2.32 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम्।

सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम्।।2.32।।
"2.32 Blessed are the soldiers who find their opportunity. This opportunity has opened for thee the gates of heaven." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.87°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra73.59°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala104.22°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha18.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati327.70°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra29.56°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani154.95°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta15:01 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:04 – 17:40
Yamaganda09:42 – 11:17
Gulika Kāla12:53 – 14:29
Varjyam07:02 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:31 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:06 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:42 – 11:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:17 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:53 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:29 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:04 – 17:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:40 – 19:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:16 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:40 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:04 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:29 – 00:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:53 – 02:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:17 – 03:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:42 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:06 – 06:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866841.27
Julian Day2455306.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9969°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.84°
🪷 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 (23.9969°), declination 11.42°, EoT 0.97 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: 2010-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)