पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · April 21, 2009 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 11.2 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया।

त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।11.2।।
"11.2 O Lord, whose eyes are like the lotus petal! Thou hast described in detail the origin and the dissolution of being, and Thine own Eternal Majesty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya7.09°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra315.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala334.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha26.14°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.95°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra335.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani141.29°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:45 – 17:21
Yamaganda09:17 – 10:54
Gulika Kāla12:31 – 14:08
Varjyam06:35 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:03 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:40 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:17 – 10:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:54 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:31 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:08 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:45 – 17:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:21 – 18:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:58 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:21 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:45 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:08 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:31 – 01:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:54 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:17 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:40 – 06:03 (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 Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866477.27
Julian Day2454942.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9830°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.15°
🪷 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 (23.9830°), declination 11.85°, EoT 1.19 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: 2009-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)