पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · February 20, 3102 BCE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.3 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम्।

व्यूढां द्रुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता।।1.3।।
"1.3 Revered Father! Behold this mighty host of the Pandavas, paraded by the son of King Drupada, thy wise disciple." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3044
Śaka Saṁvat: -3179
Bengali Saṁvat: -3694
Malayalam Era: -3925
Nanakshahi: -4570
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.50°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra36.14°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala7.15°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha2.10°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati2.02°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra3.91°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani353.06°MīnaRevatī P2

Bhavnagar, Gujarat — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:48 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:33 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:33 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:09 – 18:34
Yamaganda12:56 – 14:20
Gulika Kāla15:45 – 17:09
Varjyam07:46 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: undefined (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:18 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:42 – 10:07 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:07 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:31 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:56 – 14:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:20 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:45 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:09 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:34 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:09 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:45 – 23:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:20 – 00:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:56 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:31 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:07 – 05:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:42 – 07:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.7645°
Longitude: 72.1519°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year1
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)2.27
Julian Day588467.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.4027°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.64°
🪷 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 (-47.4027°), declination -15.71°, EoT -14.28 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: -3101-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)