पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · April 28, 2023 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 18.6 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एतान्यपि तु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलानि च।कर्तव्यानीति मे पार्थ निश्िचतं मतमुत्तमम्।।18.6।।
"18.6 But they should be done with detachment and without thought of recompense. This is my final judgment." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra105.06°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.89°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha19.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.48°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra54.88°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani311.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:39 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:50 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:08
Yamaganda14:59 – 16:24
Gulika Kāla07:51 – 09:16
Varjyam06:53 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-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 · 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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:25 – 07:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:51 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:16 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:08 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:33 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:59 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:24 – 17:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:50 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:24 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:59 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:33 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:08 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:16 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:51 – 06:25 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871597.27
Julian Day2460062.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1788°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.86°
🪷 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 (24.1788°), declination 14.02°, EoT 2.49 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: 2023-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)