पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · April 29, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.18 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।
"14.18 When Purity is in the ascendant, the man evolves; when Passion, he neither evolves nor degenerates; when Ignorance, he is lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.83°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra50.64°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala40.91°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha0.88°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.15°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra335.88°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani243.11°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:12 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:33 – 11:09
Yamaganda14:22 – 15:59
Gulika Kāla06:19 – 07:56
Varjyam06:52 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:19 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:56 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:33 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:09 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:46 – 14:22 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:22 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:59 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:35 – 19:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:12 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:35 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:59 – 23:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:22 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:46 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:09 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:33 – 04:56 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:56 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869407.27
Julian Day2457872.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0950°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.06°
🪷 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 (24.0950°), declination 14.47°, EoT 2.64 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: 2017-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)