पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · April 28, 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

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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra105.06°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.89°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha19.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.48°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra54.88°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani311.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:51 – 12:29
Yamaganda15:46 – 17:24
Gulika Kāla07:35 – 09:13
Varjyam06:30 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:57 – 07:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:35 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:13 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:51 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:29 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:07 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:46 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:24 – 19:02 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:02 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:24 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:46 – 23:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:07 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:29 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:51 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:13 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:35 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871597.27
Julian Day2460062.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1788°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.86°
🪷 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 (24.1788°), declination 14.02°, EoT 2.49 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: 2023-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)