पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · May 16, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।
"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.56°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra337.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha18.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati29.51°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra59.89°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani179.77°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:46
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:38 – 14:17
Yamaganda07:41 – 09:20
Gulika Kāla10:59 – 12:38
Varjyam06:35 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:02 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:41 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:20 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:59 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:38 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:17 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:56 – 17:34 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:34 – 19:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:13 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:34 – 21:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:56 – 23:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:17 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:38 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:59 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:20 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:41 – 06:02 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867598.27
Julian Day2456063.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0258°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.56°
🪷 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 (24.0258°), declination 19.15°, EoT 3.74 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: 2012-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)