पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · May 2, 2009 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 11.13 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तत्रैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं प्रविभक्तमनेकधा।

अपश्यद्देवदेवस्य शरीरे पाण्डवस्तदा।।11.13।।
"11.13 In that vision Arjuna saw the universe, with its manifold shapes, all embraced in One, its Supreme Lord." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra110.12°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala343.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha36.65°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.48°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra338.66°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani140.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:54 – 10:34
Yamaganda13:54 – 15:34
Gulika Kāla05:33 – 07:13
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:33 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:13 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:54 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:34 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:14 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:54 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:34 – 17:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:14 – 18:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:55 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:14 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:34 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:54 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:14 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:34 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:54 – 04:13 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:13 – 05:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.0869°
Longitude: 78.2676°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866488.27
Julian Day2454953.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9834°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.74°
🪷 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 (23.9834°), declination 15.37°, EoT 3.04 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: 2009-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)