पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · April 21, 2023 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 17.27 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते।।17.27।।
"17.27 Conviction in sacrifice, in austerity and in giving is also called Sat.' So too an action done only for the Lord's sake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.52°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra17.46°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala79.10°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha21.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati359.80°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra46.91°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani310.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta15:01 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:17 – 12:53
Yamaganda16:05 – 17:40
Gulika Kāla08:06 – 09:41
Varjyam07:02 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:30 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:06 – 09:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:41 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:17 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:53 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:29 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:05 – 17:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:40 – 19:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:16 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:40 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:05 – 23:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:29 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:53 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:17 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:41 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:06 – 06:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871590.27
Julian Day2460055.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1785°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.63°
🪷 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 (24.1785°), declination 11.71°, EoT 1.19 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: 2023-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)