पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · April 17, 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 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।
"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.2'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.16°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra76.83°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.19°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha340.10°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra7.95°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani194.78°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta15:01 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:54 – 14:29
Yamaganda08:08 – 09:43
Gulika Kāla11:19 – 12:54
Varjyam07:05 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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 Labha06:33 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:08 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:43 – 11:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:19 – 12:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:54 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:29 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:04 – 17:40 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:40 – 19:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:15 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:40 – 22:04 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:04 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:29 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:54 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:19 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:43 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:08 – 06:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867934.27
Julian Day2456399.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0387°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)76.52°
🪷 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 (24.0387°), declination 10.47°, EoT 0.26 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: 2013-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)