पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · April 18, 2044 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 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।
"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2101 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1966 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1451
Malayalam Era: 1220
Nanakshahi: 575
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.19°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra247.38°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.54°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha346.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati280.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra44.62°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani213.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:42 – 09:18
Yamaganda10:55 – 12:31
Gulika Kāla14:08 – 15:44
Varjyam06:37 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:05 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:42 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:18 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:55 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:31 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:08 – 15:44 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:44 – 17:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:21 – 18:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:57 – 20:21 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:21 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:44 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:08 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:31 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:55 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:18 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:42 – 06:05 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5146
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1879258.27
Julian Day2467723.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4718°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)246.02°
🪷 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 (24.4718°), declination 11.00°, 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: 2044-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)