पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · April 24, 2021 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 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।
"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.94°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra146.78°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.92°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha15.25°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.15°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra17.04°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani288.69°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:58 – 10:37
Yamaganda13:54 – 15:32
Gulika Kāla05:41 – 07:19
Varjyam06:14 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:41 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:19 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:58 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:37 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:15 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:54 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:32 – 17:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:11 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:50 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:11 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:32 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:54 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:15 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:37 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:58 – 04:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:19 – 05:41 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870863.27
Julian Day2459328.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1507°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.37°
🪷 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 (24.1507°), declination 12.88°, EoT 1.80 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: 2021-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)