पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · May 6, 2017 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 14.25 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते।।14.25।।
"14.25 Who looks equally upon honour and dishonour, loves friends and foes alike, abandons all initiative, such is he who transcends the Qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.25'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya21.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra146.79°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.71°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha0.14°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati170.43°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra339.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani242.83°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:47
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:30 – 11:08
Yamaganda14:22 – 16:00
Gulika Kāla06:15 – 07:53
Varjyam06:48 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:15 – 07:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:53 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:30 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:08 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:45 – 14:22 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:22 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:00 – 17:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:37 – 19:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:15 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:37 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:00 – 23:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:22 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:45 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:08 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:30 – 04:53 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:53 – 06:15 (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 Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869414.27
Julian Day2457879.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0953°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.33°
🪷 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 (24.0953°), declination 16.54°, EoT 3.44 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: 2017-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)