पञ्चाङ्ग — Raipur, Chhattisgarh · April 29, 2014 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 3.28 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
तत्त्ववित्तु महाबाहो गुणकर्मविभागयोः।

गुणा गुणेषु वर्तन्त इति मत्वा न सज्जते।।3.28।।
"3.28 But he, O Mighty One, who understands correctly the relation of the Qualities to action, is not attached to the act for he perceives that it is merely the action and reaction of the Qualities among themselves." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.61°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra11.94°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.59°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha17.69°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.95°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra331.23°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani206.60°TulāViśākhā P2

Raipur, Chhattisgarh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:14 – 16:51
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla12:01 – 13:37
Varjyam06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:34 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:11 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:24 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:01 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:14 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:51 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:27 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:51 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:14 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:01 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:24 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:11 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.2514°
Longitude: 81.6296°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868311.27
Julian Day2456776.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0531°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)359.12°
🪷 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 (24.0531°), declination 14.39°, EoT 2.64 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: 2014-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)