पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · April 18, 2014 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 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.89°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra217.71°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala171.14°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha354.74°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.48°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra318.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani207.36°TulāViśākhā P3

Port Louis, Mauritius — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · GST/MUT)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:51 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:59 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:43 – 12:09
Yamaganda15:03 – 16:30
Gulika Kāla07:49 – 09:16
Varjyam06:51 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Chala06:22 – 07:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:49 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:16 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:43 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:09 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:36 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:03 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:30 – 17:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:57 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:30 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:03 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:36 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:09 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:43 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:16 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:49 – 06:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -20.1609°
Longitude: 57.5012°
Timezone: UTC+4

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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868300.27
Julian Day2456765.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0527°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.51°
🪷 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 (24.0527°), declination 10.74°, EoT 0.51 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: 2014-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)