पञ्चाङ्ग — Lumbinī · April 20, 2017 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 14.9 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत।।14.9।।
"14.9 Purity brings happiness, Passion commotion, and Ignorance, which obscures wisdom, leads to a life of failure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.07°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra283.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala34.70°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha6.36°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.19°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra332.99°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani243.37°DhanuMūla P2

Lumbinī — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · NPT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:17 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:03 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:48 – 15:25
Yamaganda05:43 – 07:20
Gulika Kāla08:57 – 10:34
Varjyam06:15 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:43 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:20 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:57 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:34 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:11 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:48 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:25 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:02 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:39 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:02 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:25 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:48 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:11 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:34 – 02:57 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:57 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:20 – 05:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.4924°
Longitude: 83.275°
Timezone: UTC+5.75

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869398.27
Julian Day2457863.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0947°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.85°
🪷 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 (24.0947°), declination 11.53°, EoT 0.97 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: 2017-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)