पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · March 30, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.41 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन।

बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्।।2.41।।
"2.41 By its means, the straying intellect becomes steadied in the contemplation of one object only; whereas the minds of the irresolute stray into bypaths innumerable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya345.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra66.90°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.91°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha331.13°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.66°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra31.52°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani183.17°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:14 – 12:46
Yamaganda15:51 – 17:24
Gulika Kāla08:09 – 09:41
Varjyam07:07 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:37 – 08:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:09 – 09:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:41 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:14 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:46 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:19 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:51 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:24 – 18:56 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:56 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:24 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:51 – 23:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:19 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:46 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:14 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:41 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:09 – 06:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.7645°
Longitude: 72.1519°
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 Aṣṭamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867551.27
Julian Day2456016.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0240°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.73°
🪷 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 (24.0240°), declination 3.86°, EoT -4.98 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: 2012-03-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)