पञ्चाङ्ग — Purī (Jagannāth) · April 17, 2016 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 4.3 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स एवायं मया तेऽद्य योगः प्रोक्तः पुरातनः।

भक्तोऽसि मे सखा चेति रहस्यं ह्येतदुत्तमम्।।4.3।।
"4.3 It is the same ancient Path that I have now revealed to thee, since thou are My devotee and My friend. It is the supreme Secret." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.39°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra126.71°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.60°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha22.91°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra349.73°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani231.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:31 – 18:05
Yamaganda11:46 – 13:21
Gulika Kāla14:56 – 16:31
Varjyam05:59 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:27 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:02 – 08:37 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:37 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:12 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:46 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:21 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:56 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:31 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:05 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:31 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:56 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:21 – 23:46 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:46 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:12 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:37 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:02 – 05:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 19.8135°
Longitude: 85.8312°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869030.27
Julian Day2457495.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0806°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.79°
🪷 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 (24.0806°), declination 10.57°, EoT 0.26 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: 2016-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)