पञ्चाङ्ग — Nāśik · April 20, 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 14.9 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत।।14.9।।
"14.9 Purity brings happiness, Passion commotion, and Ignorance, which obscures wisdom, leads to a life of failure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.9'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.07°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra283.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala34.70°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha6.36°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.19°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra332.99°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani243.37°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:09 – 15:44
Yamaganda06:13 – 07:48
Gulika Kāla09:24 – 10:59
Varjyam06:45 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:13 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:48 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:24 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:59 – 12:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:34 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:09 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:44 – 17:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:19 – 18:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:55 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:19 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:44 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:09 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:34 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:59 – 03:24 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:24 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:48 – 06:13 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869398.27
Julian Day2457863.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0947°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.85°
🪷 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 (24.0947°), declination 11.53°, 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: 2017-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)