पञ्चाङ्ग — Kochi, Kerala · April 14, 2021 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 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.17°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra21.28°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.88°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha354.24°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.49°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra4.67°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani288.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

Kochi, Kerala — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:25 – 13:58
Yamaganda07:48 – 09:20
Gulika Kāla10:53 – 12:25
Varjyam06:46 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:15 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:48 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:20 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:53 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:25 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:58 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:30 – 17:03 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:03 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:36 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:03 – 21:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:30 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:58 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:25 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:53 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:20 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:48 – 06:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.9312°
Longitude: 76.2673°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870853.27
Julian Day2459318.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1503°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.78°
🪷 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 (24.1503°), declination 9.43°, EoT -0.50 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: 2021-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)