पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · April 19, 2021 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 16.20 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आसुरीं योनिमापन्ना मूढा जन्मनि जन्मनि।

मामप्राप्यैव कौन्तेय ततो यान्त्यधमां गतिम्।।16.20।।
"16.20 So reborn, they spend life after life, enveloped in delusion. And they never reach Me, O Prince, but degenerate into still lower forms of life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.07°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra80.76°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala62.90°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha4.59°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.34°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra10.86°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani288.43°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta15:01 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:07 – 09:42
Yamaganda11:18 – 12:53
Gulika Kāla14:29 – 16:05
Varjyam07:03 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:30 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:31 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:07 – 09:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:42 – 11:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:18 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:53 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:29 – 16:05 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:05 – 17:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:40 – 19:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:16 – 20:40 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:40 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:05 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:29 – 00:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:53 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:18 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:42 – 05:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:07 – 06:31 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870858.27
Julian Day2459323.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1505°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)79.62°
🪷 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 (24.1505°), declination 11.19°, EoT 0.74 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: 2021-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)