पञ्चाङ्ग — Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh · April 26, 2016 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 4.12 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः।

क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा।।4.12।।
"4.12 Those who look for success, worship the Powers; and in this world their actions bear immediate fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.17°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra234.16°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha29.18°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra0.82°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani231.33°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:31 – 17:09
Yamaganda08:59 – 10:37
Gulika Kāla12:15 – 13:53
Varjyam06:16 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:44 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:22 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:59 – 10:37 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:37 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:15 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:53 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:31 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:09 – 18:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:46 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:09 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:31 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:53 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:15 – 01:37 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:37 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:59 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:22 – 05:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.2183°
Longitude: 78.1828°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869039.27
Julian Day2457504.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0809°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)225.35°
🪷 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 (24.0809°), declination 13.60°, EoT 2.16 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: 2016-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)