पञ्चाङ्ग — Meerut, Uttar Pradesh · April 26, 2017 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 14.15 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।
"14.15 When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.92°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra5.46°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala38.85°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha2.32°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.48°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra334.64°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani243.21°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:17 – 13:56
Yamaganda07:21 – 09:00
Gulika Kāla10:38 – 12:17
Varjyam06:15 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
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 Labha05:42 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:21 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:00 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:38 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:17 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:56 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:34 – 17:13 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:13 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:52 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:13 – 21:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:34 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:56 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:17 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:38 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:00 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:21 – 05:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869404.27
Julian Day2457869.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0949°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.69°
🪷 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 (24.0949°), declination 13.52°, EoT 2.16 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: 2017-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)