पञ्चाङ्ग — Pune, Maharashtra · April 20, 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 17.26 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते।।17.26।।
"17.26 Sat' means Reality or the highest Good, and also, O Arjuna, it is used to mean an action of exceptional merit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.54°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra3.84°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala78.57°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha21.25°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati359.56°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra45.77°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani310.44°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:08 – 15:43
Yamaganda06:15 – 07:49
Gulika Kāla09:24 – 10:59
Varjyam06:46 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:15 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:49 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:24 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:59 – 12:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:34 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:08 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:43 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:18 – 18:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:53 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:18 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:43 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:08 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:34 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:59 – 03:24 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:24 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:49 – 06:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871589.27
Julian Day2460054.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1785°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)359.99°
🪷 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 (24.1785°), declination 11.37°, 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: 2023-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)