पञ्चाङ्ग — Vṛndāvana · March 24, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.23 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।
"16.23 But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya338.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra9.35°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.83°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha345.15°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati353.06°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra14.04°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani307.78°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:55 – 12:26
Yamaganda15:29 – 17:01
Gulika Kāla07:51 – 09:23
Varjyam06:50 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:20 – 07:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:51 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:23 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:55 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:26 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:29 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:01 – 18:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:33 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:01 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:29 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:26 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:55 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:23 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:51 – 06:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 27.565°
Longitude: 77.6593°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871562.27
Julian Day2460027.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1774°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.75°
🪷 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 (24.1774°), declination 1.25°, EoT -6.90 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: 2023-03-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)