पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · May 1, 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 4.17 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः।

अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः।।4.17।।
"4.17 It is necessary to consider what is right action, what is wrong action, and what is inaction, for mysterious is the law of action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.17'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.02°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra298.18°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha29.28°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra6.98°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani231.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:36 – 19:13
Yamaganda12:45 – 14:22
Gulika Kāla15:59 – 17:36
Varjyam06:50 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:18 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:55 – 09:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:32 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:09 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:45 – 14:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:22 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:59 – 17:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:36 – 19:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:13 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:36 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:59 – 23:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:22 – 00:45 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:45 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:09 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:32 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:55 – 06:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869044.27
Julian Day2457509.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0811°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.50°
🪷 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 (24.0811°), declination 15.16°, 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: 2016-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)