पञ्चाङ्ग — Solapur, Maharashtra · April 21, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: नरसिंह जयन्ती — Narasiṁha Jayantī
Bhagavān Narasiṁha manifested to protect the bhakta Prahlāda. Krishna's fierce protective form.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.7 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Sambhavāmi Yuge Yuge · Krishna's avatāra-anchor
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत।

अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदाऽऽत्मानं सृजाम्यहम्।।4.7।।
"4.7 Whenever spirituality decays and materialism is rampant, then, O Arjuna, I reincarnate Myself!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya7.29°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra174.47°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.53°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha26.66°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.01°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra354.66°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani231.55°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

Solapur, Maharashtra — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:00 – 15:35
Yamaganda06:06 – 07:41
Gulika Kāla09:16 – 10:50
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:06 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:41 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:16 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:50 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:00 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:35 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:09 – 18:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:44 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:09 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:35 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:00 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:50 – 03:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:16 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:41 – 06:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 17.6599°
Longitude: 75.9064°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869034.27
Julian Day2457499.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0807°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)167.34°
🪷 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 (24.0807°), declination 11.95°, EoT 1.19 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: 2016-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)