पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · April 20, 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 4.6 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन्।

प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय संभवाम्यात्ममायया।।4.6।।
"4.6 have no beginning. Though I am imperishable, as well as Lord of all that exists, yet by My own will and power do I manifest Myself." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.32°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra162.65°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha25.87°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra353.43°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani231.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

Srinagar, J&K — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:30 – 14:09
Yamaganda07:33 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla10:51 – 12:30
Varjyam06:27 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:54 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:33 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:12 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:51 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:30 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:09 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:48 – 17:27 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:27 – 19:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:06 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:27 – 21:48 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:48 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:09 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:30 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:51 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:12 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:33 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 34.0837°
Longitude: 74.7973°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869033.27
Julian Day2457498.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0807°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)155.70°
🪷 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 (24.0807°), declination 11.61°, EoT 0.97 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: 2016-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)