पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · May 18, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.18 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन।

न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः।।3.18।।
"3.18 He has nothing to gain by the performance or non-performance of action. His welfare depends not on any contribution that an earthly creature can make." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.48°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra1.52°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.45°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha22.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati29.98°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra59.77°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani179.65°KanyāCitrā P2

Meerut, Uttar Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:33 – 12:15
Yamaganda15:40 – 17:23
Gulika Kāla07:08 – 08:51
Varjyam06:00 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:26 – 07:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:08 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:51 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:33 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:15 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:40 – 17:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:23 – 19:05 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:05 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:23 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:40 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:15 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:33 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:51 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:08 – 05:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.9845°
Longitude: 77.7064°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

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 Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867600.27
Julian Day2456065.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0259°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)326.63°
🪷 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 (24.0259°), declination 19.60°, EoT 3.69 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: 2012-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)