पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · April 17, 2019 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 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।
"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.63°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra149.62°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.71°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha335.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati240.14°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra331.24°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani266.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:32 – 14:08
Yamaganda07:43 – 09:19
Gulika Kāla10:55 – 12:32
Varjyam06:39 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:07 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:43 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:19 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:55 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:32 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:08 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:44 – 17:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:20 – 18:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:56 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:20 – 21:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:44 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:08 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:32 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:55 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:19 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:43 – 06:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870125.27
Julian Day2458590.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1225°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.15°
🪷 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 (24.1225°), declination 10.31°, EoT 0.26 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: 2019-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)