पञ्चाङ्ग — Port Louis, Mauritius · April 20, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।
"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.77°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra41.26°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala343.31°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha342.57°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.12°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra30.42°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani343.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 GST/MUT
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 GST/MUT
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 GST/MUT
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:01 GST/MUT
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:01 GST/MUT
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:49 – 09:16
Yamaganda10:42 – 12:09
Gulika Kāla13:36 – 15:02
Varjyam06:51 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:22 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:49 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:16 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:42 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:09 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:36 – 15:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:02 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:29 – 17:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:56 – 19:29 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:29 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:02 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:36 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:09 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:42 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:16 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:49 – 06:22 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872685.27
Julian Day2461150.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2204°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)32.86°
🪷 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 (24.2204°), declination 11.47°, EoT 0.97 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: 2026-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)