पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · April 24, 2017 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 14.13 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च।तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन।।14.13।।
"14.13 Darkness, stagnation, folly and infatuation are the result of the dominance of Ignorance, O joy of the Kuru-clan!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.97°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra336.27°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala37.47°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha3.56°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.71°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra333.96°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani243.27°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta15:01 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:05 – 19:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:17 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla19:02 – 20:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:03 – 09:40
Yamaganda11:16 – 12:52
Gulika Kāla14:29 – 16:05
Varjyam06:59 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · 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 Amṛta06:27 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:03 – 09:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:40 – 11:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:16 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:52 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:29 – 16:05 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:05 – 17:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:41 – 19:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:17 – 20:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:41 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:05 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:29 – 00:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:52 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:16 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:40 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:03 – 06:27 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869402.27
Julian Day2457867.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0948°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)326.92°
🪷 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 (24.0948°), declination 12.87°, EoT 1.80 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: 2017-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)