पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · April 18, 2021 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 16.19 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तानहं द्विषतः क्रूरान्संसारेषु नराधमान्।क्षिपाम्यजस्रमशुभानासुरीष्वेव योनिषु।।16.19।।
"16.19 Those who thus hate Me, who are cruel, the dregs of mankind, I condemn them to a continuous, miserable and godless rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.19'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.09°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra68.64°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala62.29°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha2.48°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.17°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra9.62°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani288.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:21 – 18:57
Yamaganda12:31 – 14:08
Gulika Kāla15:44 – 17:21
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:06 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:42 – 09:18 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:18 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:55 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:31 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:08 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:44 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:21 – 18:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:57 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:21 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:44 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:08 – 00:31 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:31 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:55 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:18 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:42 – 06:06 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870857.27
Julian Day2459322.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1505°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.54°
🪷 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 (24.1505°), declination 10.85°, EoT 0.51 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: 2021-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)