पञ्चाङ्ग — Raipur, Chhattisgarh · April 25, 2016 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 4.11 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम्।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।4.11।।
"4.11 Howsoever men try to worship Me, so do I welcome them. By whatever path they travel, it leads to Me at last." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.19°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra222.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha28.87°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra359.59°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani231.38°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:13 – 08:49
Yamaganda10:25 – 12:01
Gulika Kāla13:38 – 15:14
Varjyam06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:37 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:13 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:49 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:25 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:01 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:38 – 15:14 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:14 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:50 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:26 – 19:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:50 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:14 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:38 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:01 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:25 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:49 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:13 – 05:37 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.2514°
Longitude: 81.6296°
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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869038.27
Julian Day2457503.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0809°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.79°
🪷 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 (24.0809°), declination 13.28°, EoT 1.98 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: 2016-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)