पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · April 2, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.2 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।
"1.2 Sanjaya replied: "The Prince Duryodhana, when he saw the army of the Pandavas paraded, approached his preceptor Guru Drona and spoke as follows:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya348.22°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra36.74°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.12°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha321.64°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.35°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra301.78°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani100.28°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:16 – 18:49
Yamaganda12:36 – 14:09
Gulika Kāla15:43 – 17:16
Varjyam06:54 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:22 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:56 – 09:29 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:29 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:02 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:36 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:09 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:43 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:16 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:49 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:16 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:43 – 23:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:09 – 00:36 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:36 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:02 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:29 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:56 – 06:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.49°
Longitude: 74.55°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865362.27
Julian Day2453827.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9403°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.33°
🪷 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 (23.9403°), declination 4.81°, EoT -4.03 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: 2006-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)