पञ्चाङ्ग — Thane, Maharashtra · April 18, 2014 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 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.89°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra217.71°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala171.14°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha354.74°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.48°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra318.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani207.36°TulāViśākhā P3

Thane, Maharashtra — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:03 – 12:38
Yamaganda15:47 – 17:22
Gulika Kāla07:54 – 09:28
Varjyam06:50 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:19 – 07:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:54 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:28 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:03 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:38 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:12 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:47 – 17:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:22 – 18:56 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:56 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:22 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:47 – 23:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:12 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:38 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:03 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:28 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:54 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 19.2183°
Longitude: 72.9781°
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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868300.27
Julian Day2456765.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0527°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.51°
🪷 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 (24.0527°), declination 10.74°, EoT 0.51 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: 2014-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)