पञ्चाङ्ग — Jaipur, Rajasthan · April 16, 2024 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 7.2 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
ज्ञानं तेऽहं सविज्ञानमिदं वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः।

यज्ज्ञात्वा नेह भूयोऽन्यज्ज्ञातव्यमवशिष्यते।।7.2।।
"7.2 I will reveal to this knowledge unto thee, and how it may be realised; which, once accomplished, there remains nothing else worth having in this life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.36°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra95.19°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala324.17°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha355.17°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati26.51°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra348.94°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani321.12°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

Jaipur, Rajasthan — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:39 – 17:15
Yamaganda09:14 – 10:51
Gulika Kāla12:27 – 14:03
Varjyam06:34 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:02 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:38 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:14 – 10:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:51 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:27 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:03 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:39 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:15 – 18:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:52 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:15 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:39 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:03 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:27 – 01:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:51 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:14 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:38 – 06:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.9124°
Longitude: 75.7873°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 431 m

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 + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871951.27
Julian Day2460416.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1923°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.33°
🪷 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 (24.1923°), declination 10.24°, EoT 0.02 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: 2024-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)