पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · April 23, 2023 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 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.47°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra43.77°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala80.18°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha21.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.28°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra49.20°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani310.69°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:22 – 18:59
Yamaganda12:30 – 14:07
Gulika Kāla15:45 – 17:22
Varjyam06:34 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
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 Udveg06:01 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:38 – 09:16 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:16 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:53 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:30 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:07 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:45 – 17:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:22 – 18:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:59 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:22 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:45 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:07 – 00:30 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:30 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:53 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:16 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:38 – 06:01 (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 Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871592.27
Julian Day2460057.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1786°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.84°
🪷 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 (24.1786°), declination 12.39°, EoT 1.60 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: 2023-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)