पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · April 22, 2008 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 2.5 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान्

श्रेयो भोक्तुं भैक्ष्यमपीह लोके।

हत्वार्थकामांस्तु गुरूनिहैव

भुञ्जीय भोगान् रुधिरप्रदिग्धान्।।2.5।।
"2.5 Rather would I content myself with a beggar's crust that kill these teachers of mine, these precious noble souls! To slay these masters who are my benefactors would be to stain the sweetness of life's pleasures with their blood." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.32°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra206.09°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala86.69°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha14.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.56°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra355.43°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani127.62°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:45 – 17:22
Yamaganda09:16 – 10:53
Gulika Kāla12:30 – 14:08
Varjyam06:34 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:02 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:39 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:16 – 10:53 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:53 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:30 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:08 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:45 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:22 – 18:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:59 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:22 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:45 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:08 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:30 – 01:53 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:53 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:16 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:39 – 06:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866113.27
Julian Day2454578.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9690°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.30°
🪷 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 (23.9690°), declination 12.27°, EoT 1.40 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: 2008-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)