पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · April 21, 2028 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 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya7.22°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra324.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.13°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha16.90°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.93°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra48.46°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani6.78°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta15:01 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:05 – 19:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:17 – 19:49
Amṛta Kāla19:02 – 20:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:17 – 12:53
Yamaganda16:05 – 17:41
Gulika Kāla08:05 – 09:41
Varjyam07:01 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · 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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:29 – 08:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:05 – 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 – 17:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:41 – 19:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:17 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:41 – 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 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:05 – 06:29 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873417.27
Julian Day2461882.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2484°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.92°
🪷 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 (24.2484°), declination 11.98°, 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: 2028-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)