पञ्चाङ्ग — Pune, Maharashtra · April 24, 2021 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 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।
"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.94°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra146.78°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.92°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha15.25°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.15°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra17.04°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani288.69°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

Pune, Maharashtra — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:22 – 10:57
Yamaganda14:08 – 15:43
Gulika Kāla06:12 – 07:47
Varjyam06:43 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:12 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:47 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:22 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:57 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:33 – 14:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:08 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:43 – 17:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:19 – 18:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:54 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:19 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:43 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:08 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:33 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:57 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:22 – 04:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:47 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 18.5204°
Longitude: 73.8567°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 560 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870863.27
Julian Day2459328.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1507°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.37°
🪷 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 (24.1507°), declination 12.88°, EoT 1.80 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: 2021-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)