पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · May 9, 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 3.38 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च।

यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।
"3.38 As fire is shrouded in smoke, a mirror by dust and a child by the womb, so is the universe enveloped in desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya24.30°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra135.31°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.50°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha38.51°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.49°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra342.59°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani205.86°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:32 – 12:13
Yamaganda15:36 – 17:18
Gulika Kāla07:09 – 08:50
Varjyam06:01 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:28 – 07:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:09 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:50 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:32 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:36 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:18 – 18:59 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:59 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:18 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:36 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:32 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:50 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:09 – 05:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868321.27
Julian Day2456786.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0535°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)111.40°
🪷 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 (24.0535°), declination 17.29°, EoT 3.63 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: 2014-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)