पञ्चाङ्ग — Lumbinī · May 16, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.54 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ब्रह्मभूतः प्रसन्नात्मा न शोचति न काङ्क्षति।समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु मद्भक्तिं लभते पराम्।।18.54।।
"18.54 And when he becomes one with the Eternal, and his soul knows the bliss that belongs to the Self, he feels no desire and no regret, he regards all beings equally and enjoys the blessing of supreme devotion to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.24°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra248.37°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala108.20°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha15.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati60.22°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra346.12°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani335.14°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:26 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:48 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:27 – 12:08
Yamaganda15:31 – 17:12
Gulika Kāla07:04 – 08:45
Varjyam05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:23 – 07:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:04 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:45 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:27 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:08 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:31 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:12 – 18:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:54 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:12 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:31 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:08 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:27 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:45 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:04 – 05:23 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872346.27
Julian Day2460811.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2074°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.97°
🪷 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 (24.2074°), declination 19.12°, EoT 3.74 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: 2025-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)