पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · January 21, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.19 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत्।

नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन्।।1.19।।
"1.19 The tumult rent the hearts of the sons of Dhritarashtra, and violently shook heaven and earth with its echo." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.36°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra247.37°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.81°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha265.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.34°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra314.06°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani184.95°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:54 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:31 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:31 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:07 – 11:30
Yamaganda14:15 – 15:38
Gulika Kāla07:22 – 08:45
Varjyam07:50 – 08:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:22 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:45 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:07 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:30 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:53 – 14:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:15 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:38 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:00 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:23 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:00 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:38 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:15 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:53 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:30 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:07 – 05:45 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:45 – 07:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867482.27
Julian Day2455947.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0214°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.59°
🪷 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 (24.0214°), declination -20.07°, EoT -11.26 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: 2012-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)