पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · May 8, 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 17.15 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्।स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते।।17.15।।
"17.15 Speech that hurts no one, that is true, is pleasant to listen to and beneficial, and the constant study of the scriptures - this is austerity in speech." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra342.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala74.42°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha42.28°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.13°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra34.29°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani289.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:17
Vijaya Muhūrta15:01 – 15:54
Godhūli Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 19:56
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:34 – 11:12
Yamaganda14:29 – 16:07
Gulika Kāla06:18 – 07:56
Varjyam06:51 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 Kāla06:18 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:56 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:34 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:12 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:51 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:29 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:07 – 17:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:45 – 19:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:23 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:45 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:07 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:29 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:51 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:12 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:34 – 04:56 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:56 – 06:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870877.27
Julian Day2459342.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1512°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)317.19°
🪷 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 (24.1512°), declination 17.10°, EoT 3.58 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: 2021-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)