पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · April 27, 2021 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।

"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.4'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	12.86°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	191.37°	Tulā	Svātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	67.74°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	21.61°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	303.61°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	20.74°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शनि Śani	288.82°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 13 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 46 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:32 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:27 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:51 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla	18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:33 – 17:12
Yamaganda	08:56 – 10:35
Gulika Kāla	12:15 – 13:54
Varjyam	06:11 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta	08:43 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:38 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:17 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:56 – 10:35 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:35 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:15 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:54 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:33 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:12 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:51 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:12 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:33 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:54 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:15 – 01:35 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:35 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:56 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:17 – 05:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.0869°

Longitude: 78.2676°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870866.27
Julian Day	2459331.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1508°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	177.67°

🪷 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 (24.1508°), declination 13.85°, EoT 2.33 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: 2021-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)