पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · April 9, 563 BCE

🪷 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 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।
"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.76's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -505
Śaka Saṁvat: -640
Bengali Saṁvat: -1155
Malayalam Era: -1386
Nanakshahi: -2031
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.62°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra170.29°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.53°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha36.02°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra72.33°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani47.40°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:29 – 17:04
Yamaganda09:09 – 10:44
Gulika Kāla12:19 – 13:54
Varjyam06:30 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:59 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:34 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:09 – 10:44 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:44 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:19 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:54 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:29 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:04 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:39 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:04 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:29 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:54 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:19 – 01:44 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:44 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:09 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:34 – 05:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.0869°
Longitude: 78.2676°
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 Time

Kali Year2540
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)927420.27
Julian Day1515885.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-11.9325°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.67°
🪷 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 (-11.9325°), declination 6.94°, EoT -1.90 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: -0562-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)