पञ्चाङ्ग — Haridwār · April 17, 2014 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।

"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1421

Malayalam Era: 1190

Nanakshahi: 545

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	2.91°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	204.05°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	171.51°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
बुध Budha	352.78°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	78.35°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	317.86°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani	207.43°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 56 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 03 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:05 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:44 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:51 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:26 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:45 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla	18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:51 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:54 – 15:31
Yamaganda	05:49 – 07:26
Gulika Kāla	09:03 – 10:40
Varjyam	06:21 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:49 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:26 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:03 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:40 – 12:17 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:17 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:54 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:31 – 17:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:08 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:45 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:08 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:31 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:54 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:17 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:40 – 03:03 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:03 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:26 – 05:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 29.9457°

Longitude: 78.1642°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868299.27
Julian Day	2456764.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0526°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	200.72°

🪷 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 (24.0526°), declination 10.39°, EoT 0.26 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: 2014-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)