पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · April 9, 2008 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.39 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम्।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन।।1.39।।
"1.39 Should not we, whose eyes are open, who consider it to be wrong to annihilate our house, turn away from so great a crime?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya355.59°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra35.83°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala80.35°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha347.67°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati267.62°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra339.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani128.02°SiṃhaMaghā P3

Puṣkar — 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)08:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:31
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 Kāla12:34 – 14:08
Yamaganda07:49 – 09:24
Gulika Kāla10:59 – 12:34
Varjyam06:46 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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 Labha06:15 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:49 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:24 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:59 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:34 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:08 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:43 – 17:18 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:18 – 18:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:53 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:18 – 21:43 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:43 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:08 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:34 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:59 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:24 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:49 – 06:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.49°
Longitude: 74.55°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 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 Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866100.27
Julian Day2454565.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9685°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.41°
🪷 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 (23.9685°), declination 7.65°, 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: 2008-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)