पञ्चाङ्ग — Ujjain · May 1, 2017 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 14.20 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
गुणानेतानतीत्य त्रीन्देही देहसमुद्भवान्।जन्ममृत्युजरादुःखैर्विमुक्तोऽमृतमश्नुते।।14.20।।
"14.20 When the soul transcends the Qualities, which are the real cause of physical existence, then, freed from birth and death, from old age and misery, he quaffs the nectar of immortality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra79.97°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala42.29°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha0.28°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati170.93°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra336.84°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani243.04°DhanuMūla P1

Ujjain — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:31 – 09:09
Yamaganda10:46 – 12:24
Gulika Kāla14:02 – 15:39
Varjyam06:26 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:54 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:31 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:09 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:46 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:24 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:02 – 15:39 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:39 – 17:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:17 – 18:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:54 – 20:17 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:17 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:39 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:02 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:24 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:46 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:09 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:31 – 05:54 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.1765°
Longitude: 75.7885°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869409.27
Julian Day2457874.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0951°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)59.91°
🪷 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 (24.0951°), declination 15.09°, EoT 2.92 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: 2017-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)