पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · April 22, 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 2.64 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
रागद्वेषवियुक्तैस्तु विषयानिन्द्रियैश्चरन्।

आत्मवश्यैर्विधेयात्मा प्रसादमधिगच्छति।।2.64।।
"2.64 But the self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal Peace." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.64's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.29°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra16.30°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.83°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha340.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati23.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra50.89°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani181.43°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta15:01 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:05 – 19:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:17 – 19:49
Amṛta Kāla19:02 – 20:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:41 – 19:17
Yamaganda12:53 – 14:29
Gulika Kāla16:05 – 17:41
Varjyam07:01 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:29 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:05 – 09:41 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:41 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:17 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:53 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:29 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga16:05 – 17:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:41 – 19:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:17 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:41 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg22:05 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:29 – 00:53 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:53 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:17 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:41 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:05 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867574.27
Julian Day2456039.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0249°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)9.73°
🪷 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 12.28°, EoT 1.40 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: 2012-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)