पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · May 5, 2023 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 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।

"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

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)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	20.13°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	191.57°	Tulā	Svātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	86.73°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	15.01°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	3.14°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	62.71°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani	311.59°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 34 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:44 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:24 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:47 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:28 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:56 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla	18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:47 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:33 – 12:14
Yamaganda	15:35 – 17:16
Gulika Kāla	07:12 – 08:52
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
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 Chala	05:31 – 07:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:12 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:52 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:33 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:14 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:54 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:35 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:16 – 18:56 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:56 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:16 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:35 – 22:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:54 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:14 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:33 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:52 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:12 – 05:31 (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	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871604.27
Julian Day	2460069.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1790°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	170.57°

🪷 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 (24.1790°), declination 16.13°, EoT 3.35 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: 2023-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)