पञ्चाङ्ग — Nāśik · April 28, 2016 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 4.14 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न मां कर्माणि लिम्पन्ति न मे कर्मफले स्पृहा।

इति मां योऽभिजानाति कर्मभिर्न स बध्यते।।4.14।।
"4.14 My actions do not fetter Me, nor do I desire anything that they can bring. He who thus realises Me is not enslaved by action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.11°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra259.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.91°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha29.50°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.70°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra3.28°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani231.23°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:09 – 15:45
Yamaganda06:07 – 07:44
Gulika Kāla09:20 – 10:56
Varjyam06:40 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:07 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:44 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:20 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:56 – 12:32 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:32 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:09 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:45 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:21 – 18:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:57 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:21 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:45 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:09 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:32 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:56 – 03:20 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:20 – 04:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:44 – 06:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 19.9975°
Longitude: 73.7898°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869041.27
Julian Day2457506.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0810°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.55°
🪷 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 (24.0810°), declination 14.24°, 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: 2016-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)