पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · April 21, 2012 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 2.63 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
क्रोधाद्भवति संमोहः संमोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः।

स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति।।2.63।।
"2.63 Anger induces delusion; delusion, loss of memory; through loss of memory, reason is shattered; and loss of reason leads to destruction." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.63's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya7.32°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra4.47°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.74°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha339.84°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati23.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra50.21°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani181.51°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta15:01 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:41 – 11:17
Yamaganda14:29 – 16:05
Gulika Kāla06:29 – 08:05
Varjyam07:01 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:29 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:05 – 09:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:41 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:17 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:53 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:29 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:05 – 17:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:41 – 19:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:16 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:41 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:05 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:29 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:53 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:17 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:41 – 05:05 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:05 – 06:29 (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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867573.27
Julian Day2456038.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0249°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.08°
🪷 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 (24.0249°), declination 11.94°, EoT 1.19 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: 2012-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)