पञ्चाङ्ग — Lumbinī · May 11, 2026 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 8.26 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते।

एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः।।8.26।।
"8.26 These bright and dark paths out of the world have always existed. Whoso takes the former, returns not; he who chooses the latter, returns.*" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra309.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala359.41°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha21.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.01°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra55.84°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani346.10°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 NPT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 NPT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 NPT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:21 NPT
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:44 NPT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:06 – 08:47
Yamaganda10:28 – 12:08
Gulika Kāla13:49 – 15:29
Varjyam05:59 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:26 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:06 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:47 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:28 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:08 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:49 – 15:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:29 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:10 – 18:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:51 – 20:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:10 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:29 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:49 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:08 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:28 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:47 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:06 – 05:26 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872706.27
Julian Day2461171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2212°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)286.50°
🪷 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 (24.2212°), declination 17.84°, EoT 3.71 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: 2026-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)