पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · April 18, 2046 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 17.13 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्।श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते।।17.13।।
"17.13 Sacrifice that is contrary to scriptural command, that is unaccompanied by prayers or gifts of food or money, and is without faith - that is the product of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2103 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1968 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1453
Malayalam Era: 1222
Nanakshahi: 577
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.69°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra145.75°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.57°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha341.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra319.54°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani237.60°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:29
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:31 – 14:08
Yamaganda07:42 – 09:18
Gulika Kāla10:55 – 12:31
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:06 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:42 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:18 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:55 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:31 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:08 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:44 – 17:21 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:21 – 18:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:57 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:21 – 21:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:44 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:08 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:31 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:55 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:18 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:42 – 06:06 (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 Year5148
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1879988.27
Julian Day2468453.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4997°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.42°
🪷 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 (24.4997°), declination 10.83°, 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: 2046-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)