पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · April 25, 2016 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 4.11 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम्।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।4.11।।
"4.11 Howsoever men try to worship Me, so do I welcome them. By whatever path they travel, it leads to Me at last." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.19°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra222.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha28.87°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra359.59°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani231.38°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:58 – 09:34
Yamaganda11:10 – 12:46
Gulika Kāla14:22 – 15:59
Varjyam06:54 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:22 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:58 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:34 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:10 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:46 – 14:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:22 – 15:59 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:59 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:35 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:11 – 20:35 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:35 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:59 – 23:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:22 – 00:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:46 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:10 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:34 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:58 – 06:22 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.888°
Longitude: 70.4017°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869038.27
Julian Day2457503.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0809°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.79°
🪷 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 (24.0809°), declination 13.28°, EoT 1.98 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: 2016-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)