पञ्चाङ्ग — Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh · May 1, 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 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।
"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra93.22°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala7.67°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha35.37°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.40°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra53.33°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani8.05°MeṣaAśvinī P3

Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:19 – 08:58
Yamaganda10:38 – 12:17
Gulika Kāla13:57 – 15:36
Varjyam06:12 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:39 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:19 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:58 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:38 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:17 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:57 – 15:36 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:36 – 17:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:16 – 18:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:55 – 20:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:16 – 21:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:36 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:57 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:17 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:38 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:58 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:19 – 05:39 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.6692°
Longitude: 77.4538°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873427.27
Julian Day2461892.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2488°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.73°
🪷 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 (24.2488°), declination 15.19°, EoT 2.92 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: 2028-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)