पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · May 1, 2018 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 5.4 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सांख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः।

एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम्।।5.4।।
"5.4 Only the unenlightened speak of wisdom and right action as separate, not the wise. If any man knows one, he enjoys the fruit of both." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.53°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra208.46°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.10°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha349.34°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.09°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra43.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani254.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:25 – 13:17
Vijaya Muhūrta15:01 – 15:53
Godhūli Muhūrta19:08 – 19:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:20 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla19:05 – 20:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:06 – 17:43
Yamaganda09:37 – 11:14
Gulika Kāla12:51 – 14:28
Varjyam06:55 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:22 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:00 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:37 – 11:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:14 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:51 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:28 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:06 – 17:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:43 – 19:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:20 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:43 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:06 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:28 – 00:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:51 – 02:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:14 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:37 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:00 – 06:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869774.27
Julian Day2458239.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1090°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.97°
🪷 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 (24.1090°), declination 15.01°, EoT 2.92 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: 2018-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)