पञ्चाङ्ग — Haridwār · April 29, 2031 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 1.47 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वाऽर्जुनः संख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्।

विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः।।1.47।।
"1.47 Sanjaya said: "Having spoken thus, in the midst of the armies, Arjuna sank on the seat of the chariot, casting away his bow and arrow; heartbroken with grief."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra95.79°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala201.04°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha347.42°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.42°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra56.20°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani43.52°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:34 – 17:13
Yamaganda08:56 – 10:35
Gulika Kāla12:15 – 13:54
Varjyam06:10 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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 Roga05:37 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:16 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:56 – 10:35 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:35 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:15 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:54 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:34 – 17:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:13 – 18:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:53 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:13 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:34 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:54 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:15 – 01:35 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:35 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:56 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:16 – 05:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 29.9457°
Longitude: 78.1642°
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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874520.27
Julian Day2462985.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2906°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.09°
🪷 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 (24.2906°), declination 14.35°, EoT 2.64 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: 2031-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)