पञ्चाङ्ग — Ṛṣikeśa · May 1, 2040 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 14.9 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत।।14.9।।
"14.9 Purity brings happiness, Passion commotion, and Ignorance, which obscures wisdom, leads to a life of failure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.88°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra249.62°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.30°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha16.66°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.24°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra8.32°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani161.16°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:34 – 17:14
Yamaganda08:54 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla12:14 – 13:54
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
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 Roga05:34 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:14 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:54 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:34 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:14 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:54 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:34 – 17:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:14 – 18:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:54 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:14 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:34 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:54 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:14 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:34 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:54 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:14 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877810.27
Julian Day2466275.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4164°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)230.66°
🪷 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 (24.4164°), declination 15.22°, EoT 2.92 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: 2040-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)