पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · March 16, 2040 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.18 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः।शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः।।12.18।।

"12.18 He to whom friend and foe are alike, who welcomes equally honour and dishonour, heat and cold, pleasure and pain, who is enamoured of nothing," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra

Bengali Saṁvat: 1447

Malayalam Era: 1216

Nanakshahi: 571

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	331.65°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	8.61°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	74.59°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	303.69°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	151.91°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	311.49°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani	164.51°	Kanyā	Hasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 01 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 58 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:04 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:40 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:17 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:41 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:42 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla	18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:17 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:11 – 12:41
Yamaganda	15:41 – 17:12
Gulika Kāla	08:11 – 09:41
Varjyam	07:11 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta	09:29 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:41 – 08:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:11 – 09:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:41 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	11:11 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:41 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	14:11 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:41 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:12 – 18:42 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:42 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:12 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:41 – 23:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	23:11 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:41 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	02:11 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:41 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:11 – 06:41 (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 + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877764.27
Julian Day	2466229.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4146°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	38.07°

🪷 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 (24.4146°), declination -1.56°, EoT -9.36 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: 2040-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)