पञ्चाङ्ग — Vṛndāvana · April 15, 2019 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 15.6 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः।यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।15.6।।
"15.6 Neither sun, moon, nor fire shines there. Those who go thither never come back. For, O Arjuna, that is my Celestial Home!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.68°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra120.34°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.40°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha333.00°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati240.18°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra328.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani266.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:32 – 09:08
Yamaganda10:44 – 12:20
Gulika Kāla13:56 – 15:32
Varjyam06:28 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:56 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:32 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:08 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:44 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:20 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:56 – 15:32 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:32 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:08 – 18:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:44 – 20:08 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:08 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:32 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:56 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:20 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:44 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:08 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:32 – 05:56 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.565°
Longitude: 77.6593°
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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870123.27
Julian Day2458588.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1224°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.11°
🪷 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 (24.1224°), declination 9.60°, 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: 2019-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)