पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · February 13, 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 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.70°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra187.73°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha303.93°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati10.04°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra341.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani185.20°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:33 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:33 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:40 – 10:05
Yamaganda11:31 – 12:56
Gulika Kāla14:21 – 15:47
Varjyam07:43 – 08:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:14 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:40 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:05 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:31 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:56 – 14:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:21 – 15:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:47 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:12 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:38 – 20:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:12 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:47 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:21 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:56 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:31 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:05 – 05:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:40 – 07:14 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.7645°
Longitude: 72.1519°
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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867505.27
Julian Day2455970.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0223°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)246.12°
🪷 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 (24.0223°), declination -13.61°, EoT -14.60 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: 2012-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)