पञ्चाङ्ग — Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · May 15, 2015 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 14.4 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः।तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता।।14.4।।
"14.4 O illustrious son of Kunti! Through whatever wombs men are born, it is the Spirit Itself that conceives, and I am their Father." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.85°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra347.86°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala37.77°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha48.41°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.71°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra73.50°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani217.95°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:12 – 11:53
Yamaganda15:14 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla06:50 – 08:31
Varjyam05:43 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:09 – 06:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:50 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:31 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:12 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:53 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:14 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:55 – 18:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:36 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:55 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:14 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:53 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:12 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:31 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:50 – 05:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7606°
Longitude: 83.3732°
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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868692.27
Julian Day2457157.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0677°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.05°
🪷 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 (24.0677°), declination 18.75°, EoT 3.76 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: 2015-05-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)