पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · April 17, 2015 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 13.11 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्ितरव्यभिचारिणी।विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदि।।13.11।।
"13.11 Unswerving devotion to Me, by concentration on Me and Me alone, a love for solitude, indifference to social life;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.66°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra338.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala17.69°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha10.01°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.86°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra42.04°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani219.74°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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)05:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta15:01 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:19 – 12:54
Yamaganda16:04 – 17:39
Gulika Kāla08:08 – 09:44
Varjyam07:05 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:33 – 08:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:08 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:44 – 11:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:19 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:54 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:29 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:04 – 17:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:39 – 19:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:15 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:39 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:04 – 23:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:29 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:54 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:19 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:44 – 05:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:08 – 06:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868664.27
Julian Day2457129.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0666°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.62°
🪷 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 (24.0666°), declination 10.30°, 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: 2015-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)