पञ्चाङ्ग — Kota, Rajasthan · April 4, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.19 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसङ्कल्पवर्जिताः।

ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणं तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः।।4.19।।
"4.19 The wise call him a sage, for whatever he undertakes is free from the motive of desire, and his deeds are purified by the fire of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya350.12°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra212.85°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala255.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha345.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.91°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra10.39°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani254.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:30 – 14:04
Yamaganda07:49 – 09:23
Gulika Kāla10:56 – 12:30
Varjyam06:47 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:16 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:49 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:23 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:56 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:30 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:04 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:37 – 17:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:11 – 18:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:44 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:11 – 21:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:37 – 23:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:04 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:30 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:56 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:23 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:49 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.2138°
Longitude: 75.8648°
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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869747.27
Julian Day2458212.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1080°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.18°
🪷 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 (24.1080°), declination 5.61°, EoT -3.40 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: 2018-04-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)