पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · April 16, 2023 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 17.22 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.22।।
"17.22 And that which is given at an unsuitable place or time or to one who is unworthy, or with disrespect or contempt - such a gift is the result of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.63°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra306.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.45°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha19.87°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati358.60°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra41.15°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani310.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:07 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:33 – 19:07
Yamaganda12:48 – 14:23
Gulika Kāla15:58 – 17:33
Varjyam07:01 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:29 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:04 – 09:39 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:39 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:14 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:48 – 14:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:23 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:58 – 17:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:33 – 19:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:07 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:33 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:58 – 23:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:23 – 00:48 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:48 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:14 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:39 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:04 – 06:29 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871585.27
Julian Day2460050.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1783°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.94°
🪷 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 (24.1783°), declination 9.97°, EoT 0.02 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: 2023-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)