पञ्चाङ्ग — Srinagar, J&K · April 21, 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 17.27 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते।।17.27।।
"17.27 Conviction in sacrifice, in austerity and in giving is also called Sat.' So too an action done only for the Lord's sake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.52°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra17.46°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala79.10°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha21.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati359.80°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra46.91°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani310.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:53
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 Kāla10:51 – 12:30
Yamaganda15:48 – 17:27
Gulika Kāla07:32 – 09:11
Varjyam06:26 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:25

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: 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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:53 – 07:32 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:32 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:11 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:51 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:30 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:09 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:48 – 17:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:27 – 19:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:06 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:27 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:48 – 23:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:09 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:30 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:51 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:11 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:32 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 34.0837°
Longitude: 74.7973°
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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871590.27
Julian Day2460055.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1785°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.63°
🪷 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 (24.1785°), declination 11.71°, EoT 1.19 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: 2023-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)