पञ्चाङ्ग — Haridwār · May 13, 2023 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 18.21 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्।।18.21।।
"18.21 The knowledge which thinks of the manifold existence in all beings as separate - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.87°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra303.62°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.19°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha11.52°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati5.00°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra71.47°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani312.08°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:50 – 10:32
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:38
Gulika Kāla05:26 – 07:08
Varjyam06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: 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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:26 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:08 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:50 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:32 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:14 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:56 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:38 – 17:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:20 – 19:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:02 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:20 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:38 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:56 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:14 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:32 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:50 – 04:08 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:08 – 05:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 29.9457°
Longitude: 78.1642°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871612.27
Julian Day2460077.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1793°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.36°
🪷 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 (24.1793°), declination 18.28°, EoT 3.75 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: 2023-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)