पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · April 16, 2020 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 5.19 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः।

निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद्ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिताः।।5.19।।
"5.19 Even in this world they conquer their earth-life whose minds, fixed on the Supreme, remain always balanced; for the Supreme has neither blemish nor bias." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.38°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra284.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala286.89°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha343.45°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati271.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra45.86°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani277.28°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:30 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:30 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:37 – 15:04
Yamaganda06:22 – 07:49
Gulika Kāla09:16 – 10:43
Varjyam06:51 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:22 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:49 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:16 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:43 – 12:10 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:10 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:37 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:04 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:31 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:58 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:31 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:04 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:37 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:10 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:43 – 03:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:16 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:49 – 06:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870490.27
Julian Day2458955.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1364°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.60°
🪷 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 (24.1364°), declination 10.23°, EoT 0.02 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: 2020-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)