पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · May 12, 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 17.19 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.19।।
"17.19 Austerity done under delusion, and accompanied with sorcery or torture to oneself or another, may be assumed to spring from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.19'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.40°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra30.16°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.86°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha48.14°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.61°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra39.21°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani289.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:17
Vijaya Muhūrta15:02 – 15:55
Godhūli Muhūrta19:13 – 19:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:25 – 19:58
Amṛta Kāla19:10 – 20:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:50 – 14:29
Yamaganda07:54 – 09:33
Gulika Kāla11:12 – 12:50
Varjyam06:49 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:16 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:54 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:33 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:12 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:50 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:29 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:08 – 17:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:46 – 19:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:25 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:46 – 22:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:08 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:29 – 00:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:50 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:12 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:33 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:54 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870881.27
Julian Day2459346.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1514°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.97°
🪷 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 (24.1514°), declination 18.15°, EoT 3.74 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: 2021-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)