पञ्चाङ्ग — Noida, Uttar Pradesh · April 28, 2023 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 18.6 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एतान्यपि तु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलानि च।कर्तव्यानीति मे पार्थ निश्िचतं मतमुत्तमम्।।18.6।।
"18.6 But they should be done with detachment and without thought of recompense. This is my final judgment." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra105.06°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.89°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha19.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.48°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra54.88°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani311.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:39 – 12:18
Yamaganda15:36 – 17:14
Gulika Kāla07:22 – 09:00
Varjyam06:16 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:43 – 07:22 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:22 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:00 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:39 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:57 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:36 – 17:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:14 – 18:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:53 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:14 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:36 – 22:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:57 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:39 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:00 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:22 – 05:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 28.5355°
Longitude: 77.391°
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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871597.27
Julian Day2460062.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1788°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.86°
🪷 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 (24.1788°), declination 14.02°, 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: 2023-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)