पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · April 21, 2018 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 4.36 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः।

सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि।।4.36।।
"4.36 Be thou the greatest of sinners, yet thou shalt cross over all sin by the ferryboat of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.79°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra72.17°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala264.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha341.77°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.28°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra31.20°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani254.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:00 – 10:38
Yamaganda13:54 – 15:32
Gulika Kāla05:44 – 07:22
Varjyam06:17 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:44 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:22 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:00 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:16 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:54 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:32 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:10 – 18:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:47 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:10 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:32 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:54 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:16 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:00 – 04:22 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:22 – 05:44 (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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869764.27
Julian Day2458229.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1087°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.95°
🪷 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 (24.1087°), declination 11.79°, EoT 1.19 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: 2018-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)