पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · November 30, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.45 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः।स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु।।18.45।।
"18.45 Perfection is attained when each attends diligently to his duty. Listen and I will tell you how it is attained by him who always minds his own duty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya223.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra285.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha233.22°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.34°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra250.18°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani181.33°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:31 – 13:53
Yamaganda08:25 – 09:47
Gulika Kāla11:09 – 12:31
Varjyam07:31 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:03 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:25 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:47 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:09 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:31 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:53 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:15 – 16:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:37 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:58 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:37 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:15 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:53 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:31 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:09 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:47 – 05:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:25 – 07:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867430.27
Julian Day2455895.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0194°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.27°
🪷 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 (24.0194°), declination -21.55°, EoT 10.50 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: 2011-11-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)