पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · April 30, 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 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।
"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.16'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.05°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra284.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha29.44°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra5.74°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani231.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:54 – 10:34
Yamaganda13:54 – 15:34
Gulika Kāla05:35 – 07:15
Varjyam06:08 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:35 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:15 – 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 – 18:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:54 – 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 – 04:15 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:15 – 05:35 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869043.27
Julian Day2457508.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0811°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.28°
🪷 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 (24.0811°), declination 14.86°, EoT 2.79 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: 2016-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)