पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · April 29, 2018 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाच

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।

"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	14.58°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	182.62°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	268.16°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	347.38°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	205.33°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	40.93°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शनि Śani	254.81°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:25 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:49 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:02 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:37 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 24 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 35 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:54 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:28 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:01 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:49 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla	17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:24 – 17:49
Yamaganda	12:07 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla	14:58 – 16:24
Varjyam	06:54 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:25 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:51 – 09:16 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:16 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:42 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:07 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:33 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:58 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:24 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:49 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:24 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:58 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:33 – 00:07 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:07 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:42 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:16 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:51 – 06:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -20.1609°

Longitude: 57.5012°

Timezone: UTC+4

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869772.27
Julian Day	2458237.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1090°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.49°

🪷 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 (24.1090°), declination 14.40°, EoT 2.64 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: 2018-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)