पञ्चाङ्ग — Lumbinī · May 14, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.33°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra53.72°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala78.08°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha50.68°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.84°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra41.67°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani289.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:52 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:39 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:27 – 12:08
Yamaganda15:30 – 17:11
Gulika Kāla07:05 – 08:46
Varjyam05:57 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:24 – 07:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:05 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:46 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:27 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:08 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:49 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:30 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:11 – 18:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:53 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:11 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:30 – 22:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:49 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:08 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:27 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:46 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:05 – 05:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870883.27
Julian Day2459348.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1515°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)27.14°
🪷 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 (24.1515°), declination 18.64°, EoT 3.76 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: 2021-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)