पञ्चाङ्ग — Dvārakā · March 16, 2040 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.18 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः।शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः।।12.18।।

"12.18 He to whom friend and foe are alike, who welcomes equally honour and dishonour, heat and cold, pleasure and pain, who is enamoured of nothing," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra

Bengali Saṁvat: 1447

Malayalam Era: 1216

Nanakshahi: 571

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	331.65°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	8.61°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	74.59°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	303.69°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	151.91°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	311.49°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani	164.51°	Kanyā	Hasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	13:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 02 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 57 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:26 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:02 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:39 – 13:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	15:04 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:05 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla	18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:39 – 01:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:33 – 13:03
Yamaganda	16:04 – 17:34
Gulika Kāla	08:33 – 10:03
Varjyam	07:33 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta	09:51 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	07:02 – 08:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:33 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	10:03 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	11:33 – 13:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	13:03 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	14:34 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	16:04 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:34 – 19:05 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:05 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:34 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	22:04 – 23:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	23:34 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	01:03 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	02:33 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	04:03 – 05:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:33 – 07:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.2393°

Longitude: 68.9686°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877764.27
Julian Day	2466229.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4146°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	38.07°

🪷 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 (24.4146°), declination -1.56°, EoT -9.36 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: 2040-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)