पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · May 12, 2014 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 3.41 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ।

पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्।।3.41।।
"3.41 Therefore, O Arjuna, first control thy senses and then slay desire, for it is full of sin, and is the destroyer of knowledge and of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.20°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra172.76°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.12°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha44.07°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.99°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra346.03°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani205.64°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:27 – 09:07
Yamaganda10:48 – 12:28
Gulika Kāla14:08 – 15:49
Varjyam06:20 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:47 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:27 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:07 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:48 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:28 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:08 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:49 – 17:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:29 – 19:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:09 – 20:29 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:29 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:49 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:08 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:28 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:48 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:07 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:27 – 05:47 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868324.27
Julian Day2456789.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0536°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)145.16°
🪷 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 (24.0536°), declination 18.07°, EoT 3.74 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: 2014-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)