पञ्चाङ्ग — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · April 15, 2028 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 9.2 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्।

प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम्।।9.2।।
"9.2 This is the Premier Science, the Sovereign Secret, the Purest and Best; intuitional, righteous; and to him who practiseth it pleasant beyond measure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.35°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra252.77°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.57°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha4.28°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra44.45°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani6.01°MeṣaAśvinī P2

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:18 – 10:50
Yamaganda13:55 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla06:13 – 07:45
Varjyam06:44 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:13 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:45 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:18 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:50 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:22 – 13:55 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:55 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:00 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:32 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:00 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:55 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:22 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:50 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:18 – 04:45 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:45 – 06:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 8.5241°
Longitude: 76.9366°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873411.27
Julian Day2461876.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2482°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)250.07°
🪷 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 (24.2482°), declination 9.90°, EoT -0.24 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: 2028-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)