पञ्चाङ्ग — Nāśik · May 2, 2012 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 3.2 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे।

तदेकं वद निश्िचत्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्।।3.2।।
"3.2 Thy language perplexes me and confuses my reason. Therefore please tell me the only way by which I may, without doubt, secure my spiritual welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.02°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra140.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.28°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha354.08°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati26.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra56.63°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani180.69°TulāCitrā P3

Nāśik — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:32 – 14:08
Yamaganda07:42 – 09:18
Gulika Kāla10:55 – 12:32
Varjyam06:37 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:05 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:42 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:18 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:55 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:32 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:08 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:45 – 17:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:22 – 18:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:59 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:22 – 21:45 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:45 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:08 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:32 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:55 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:18 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:42 – 06:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 19.9975°
Longitude: 73.7898°
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 Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867584.27
Julian Day2456049.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0253°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.54°
🪷 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 (24.0253°), declination 15.45°, EoT 3.04 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: 2012-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)