पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · April 24, 2021 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 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।
"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.94°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra146.78°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.92°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha15.25°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.15°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra17.04°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani288.69°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:18 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:13 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:16 – 10:42
Yamaganda13:34 – 15:00
Gulika Kāla06:24 – 07:50
Varjyam06:53 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:24 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:50 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:16 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:42 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:08 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:00 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:26 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:53 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:26 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:00 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:08 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:42 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:16 – 04:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:50 – 06:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870863.27
Julian Day2459328.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1507°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.37°
🪷 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 (24.1507°), declination 12.88°, EoT 1.80 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: 2021-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)