पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · April 16, 2013 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 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.18°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra65.00°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.44°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha338.58°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra6.71°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani194.85°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta15:01 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:04 – 17:39
Yamaganda09:44 – 11:19
Gulika Kāla12:54 – 14:29
Varjyam07:05 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:57

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 Roga06:34 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:09 – 09:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:44 – 11:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:19 – 12:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:54 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:29 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:04 – 17:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:39 – 19:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:15 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:39 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:04 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:29 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:54 – 02:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:19 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:44 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:09 – 06:34 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867933.27
Julian Day2456398.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0386°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.83°
🪷 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 (24.0386°), declination 10.12°, EoT 0.02 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: 2013-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)