पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · May 5, 2012 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.5 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

न हि कश्िचत्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत्।

कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः।।3.5।।

"3.5 He cannot even for a moment remain really inactive, for the Qualities of Nature will compel him to act whether he will or no." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1419

Malayalam Era: 1188

Nanakshahi: 543

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	20.93°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	185.16°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	131.90°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	358.69°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	26.91°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra	57.87°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	180.48°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 01 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 58 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:23 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:02 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:12 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:48 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:09 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla	18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:12 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:23 – 11:00
Yamaganda	14:16 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla	06:07 – 07:45
Varjyam	06:40 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta	09:10 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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 Kāla	06:07 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:45 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:23 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	11:00 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:38 – 14:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	14:16 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:53 – 17:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:31 – 19:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	19:09 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:31 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:53 – 23:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	23:16 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:38 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	02:00 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:23 – 04:45 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:45 – 06:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.7645°

Longitude: 72.1519°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867587.27
Julian Day	2456052.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0254°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	164.64°

🪷 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 (24.0254°), declination 16.32°, EoT 3.35 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: 2012-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)