पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · May 6, 2026 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya21.33°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra248.72°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.60°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha11.00°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.24°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra49.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani345.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:13 – 13:54
Yamaganda07:11 – 08:52
Gulika Kāla10:33 – 12:13
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:30 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:11 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:52 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:33 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:13 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:54 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:35 – 17:16 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:16 – 18:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:57 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:16 – 21:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:35 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:54 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:13 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:33 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:52 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:11 – 05:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.0869°
Longitude: 78.2676°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872701.27
Julian Day2461166.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2210°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)230.97°
🪷 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 (24.2210°), declination 16.49°, EoT 3.44 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: 2026-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)