पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · May 8, 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 3.8 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।
"3.8 Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.8'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.83°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra230.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala132.60°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha3.61°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati27.62°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra58.83°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani180.27°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:17
Vijaya Muhūrta15:01 – 15:54
Godhūli Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 19:56
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:07 – 17:45
Yamaganda09:34 – 11:12
Gulika Kāla12:51 – 14:29
Varjyam06:50 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:18 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:56 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:34 – 11:12 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:12 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:51 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:29 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:07 – 17:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:45 – 19:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:23 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:45 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:07 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:29 – 00:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:51 – 02:12 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:12 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:34 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:56 – 06:18 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867590.27
Julian Day2456055.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0255°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.16°
🪷 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 (24.0255°), declination 17.15°, EoT 3.58 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: 2012-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)