पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · April 1, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।
"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya347.16°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra173.69°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala253.70°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha348.36°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.12°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra6.70°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani254.67°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta12:34 – 13:23
Vijaya Muhūrta15:02 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:34 – 01:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:37 – 19:09
Yamaganda12:58 – 14:31
Gulika Kāla16:04 – 17:37
Varjyam07:18 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:48 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:20 – 09:53 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:53 – 11:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:26 – 12:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:58 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:31 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga16:04 – 17:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:37 – 19:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:09 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:37 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg22:04 – 23:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:31 – 00:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:58 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:26 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:53 – 05:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:20 – 06:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869744.27
Julian Day2458209.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1079°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.39°
🪷 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 (24.1079°), declination 4.46°, EoT -4.34 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: 2018-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)