पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · April 26, 2015 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 13.20 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि।विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसंभवान्।।13.20।।
"13.20 Know thou further that Nature and God have no beginning; and that differences of character and quality have their origin in Nature only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.44°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra102.05°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala24.22°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha27.70°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.21°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra52.39°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani219.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:23 – 19:01
Yamaganda12:30 – 14:07
Gulika Kāla15:45 – 17:23
Varjyam06:31 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:59 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:36 – 09:14 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:14 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:52 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:30 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:07 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:45 – 17:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:23 – 19:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:01 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:23 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:45 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:07 – 00:30 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:30 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:52 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:14 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:36 – 05:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868673.27
Julian Day2457138.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0669°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.73°
🪷 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 (24.0669°), declination 13.36°, EoT 2.16 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: 2015-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)