पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · May 13, 2014 CE

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मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.42 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुरिन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः।

मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्यो बुद्धेः परतस्तु सः।।3.42।।

"3.42 It is said that the senses are powerful. But beyond the senses is the mind, beyond the mind is the intellect, and beyond and greater than intellect is He." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1421

Malayalam Era: 1190

Nanakshahi: 545

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	28.17°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	185.90°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	165.02°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	45.82°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	82.16°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	347.18°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	205.56°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:30 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:10 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:24 – 13:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	15:02 – 15:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:13 – 19:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:25 – 19:58
Amṛta Kāla	19:10 – 20:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:24 – 01:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:08 – 17:47
Yamaganda	09:33 – 11:12
Gulika Kāla	12:50 – 14:29
Varjyam	06:48 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta	09:20 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:15 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:54 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:33 – 11:12 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	11:12 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:50 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	14:29 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	16:08 – 17:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:47 – 19:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:25 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:47 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	22:08 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	23:29 – 00:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:50 – 02:12 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	02:12 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:33 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:54 – 06:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.2393°

Longitude: 68.9686°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868325.27
Julian Day	2456790.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0536°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	157.08°

🪷 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 (24.0536°), declination 18.32°, EoT 3.75 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: 2014-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)