पञ्चाङ्ग — Pune, Maharashtra · April 9, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.42 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।

एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।
"6.42 Or, he may be born in the family of the wise sages, though a birth like this is, indeed, very difficult to obtain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya355.49°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra359.40°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala318.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha0.31°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati24.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra340.29°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani320.39°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:43 – 17:17
Yamaganda09:30 – 11:03
Gulika Kāla12:36 – 14:10
Varjyam06:54 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:23 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:56 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:30 – 11:03 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:03 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:36 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:10 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:43 – 17:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:17 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:50 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:17 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:43 – 23:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:10 – 00:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:36 – 02:03 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:03 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:30 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:56 – 06:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871944.27
Julian Day2460409.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1920°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.32°
🪷 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 (24.1920°), declination 7.70°, EoT -1.90 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: 2024-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)