पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · April 24, 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 11.5 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga🪷 Paśya Me Pārtha Rūpāṇi · Behold My Forms
श्री भगवानुवाच

पश्य मे पार्थ रूपाणि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः।

नानाविधानि दिव्यानि नानावर्णाकृतीनि च।।11.5।।
"11.5 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Behold, O Arjuna! My celestial forms, by hundred and thousands, various in kind, in colour and in shape." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.5'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.02°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra355.80°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala337.04°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha30.03°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.39°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra335.81°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani141.17°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:53 – 12:30
Yamaganda15:45 – 17:22
Gulika Kāla07:38 – 09:15
Varjyam06:33 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:00 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:38 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:15 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:53 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:30 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:07 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:45 – 17:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:22 – 19:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:00 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:22 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:45 – 23:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:07 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:30 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:53 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:15 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:38 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866480.27
Julian Day2454945.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9831°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.82°
🪷 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 (23.9831°), declination 12.85°, EoT 1.80 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: 2009-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)