पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · March 31, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.24 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणैः सह।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि न स भूयोऽभिजायते।।13.24।।
"13.24 He who understands God and Nature along with her qualities, whatever be his condition in life, he comes not again to earth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya346.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra26.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala20.68°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha5.00°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.71°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra337.27°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani243.49°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:56 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:21 – 12:53
Yamaganda15:58 – 17:31
Gulika Kāla08:16 – 09:48
Varjyam07:14 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:43 – 08:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:16 – 09:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:48 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:21 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:53 – 14:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:26 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:58 – 17:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:31 – 19:03 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:03 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:31 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:58 – 23:26 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:26 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:53 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:21 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:48 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:16 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869378.27
Julian Day2457843.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0939°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.44°
🪷 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 (24.0939°), declination 4.16°, EoT -4.66 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: 2017-03-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)