पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · April 16, 2021 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।

"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	2.13°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	44.86°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	61.08°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	358.32°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	301.83°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	7.15°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शनि Śani	288.27°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 48 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 11 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:25 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:03 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:06 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:40 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:56 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla	18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:06 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:56 – 12:32
Yamaganda	15:44 – 17:20
Gulika Kāla	07:44 – 09:20
Varjyam	06:40 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta	09:07 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:08 – 07:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:44 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:20 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:56 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:32 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	14:08 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:44 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:20 – 18:56 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:56 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:20 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:44 – 23:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	23:08 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:32 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:56 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:20 – 04:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:44 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.49°

Longitude: 74.55°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870855.27
Julian Day	2459320.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1504°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	46.37°

🪷 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 (24.1504°), declination 10.14°, EoT 0.02 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: 2021-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)