पञ्चाङ्ग — Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) · April 20, 2018 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 4.35 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ज्ञात्वा न पुनर्मोहमेवं यास्यसि पाण्डव।

येन भूतान्यशेषेण द्रक्ष्यस्यात्मन्यथो मयि।।4.35।।
"4.35 Having known That, thou shalt never again be confounded; and, O Arjuna, by the power of that wisdom, thou shalt see all these people as if they were thine own Self, and therefore as Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.82°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra57.87°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala263.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha341.36°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.39°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra29.98°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani254.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

Śṛṅgerī (Śaṅkara-pīṭha) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:54 – 12:28
Yamaganda15:35 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla07:47 – 09:21
Varjyam06:45 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:13 – 07:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:47 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:21 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:54 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:28 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:02 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:35 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:09 – 18:43 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:43 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:09 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:35 – 23:02 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:02 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:28 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:54 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:21 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:47 – 06:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.4198°
Longitude: 75.2526°
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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869763.27
Julian Day2458228.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1086°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)50.52°
🪷 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 (24.1086°), declination 11.44°, 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: 2018-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)