पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · May 5, 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 17.12 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।17.12।।
"17.12 Sacrifice which is performed for the sake of its results, or for self-glorification - that, O best of Aryans, is the product of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra305.20°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala72.60°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha37.24°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.74°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra30.60°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani289.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:28 – 14:08
Yamaganda07:30 – 09:10
Gulika Kāla10:49 – 12:28
Varjyam06:24 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:51 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:30 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:10 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:49 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:28 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:08 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:47 – 17:26 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:26 – 19:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:06 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:26 – 21:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:47 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:08 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:28 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:49 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:10 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:30 – 05:51 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870874.27
Julian Day2459339.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1511°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)281.63°
🪷 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 (24.1511°), declination 16.27°, EoT 3.35 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: 2021-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)