पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · February 13, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.25 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते।

तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि।।2.25।।
"2.25 It is named the Unmanifest, the Unthinkable, the immutable. Wherefore, knowing the Spirit as such, thou hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya300.20°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra98.76°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.65°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha305.90°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.48°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra261.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani208.74°TulāViśākhā P3

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)16:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:33 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:36
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 Kāla14:21 – 15:47
Yamaganda07:14 – 08:40
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:31
Varjyam07:43 – 08:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:14 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:40 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:05 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:31 – 12:56 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:56 – 14:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:21 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:47 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:12 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:38 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:12 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:47 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:21 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:56 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:31 – 04:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:05 – 05:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:40 – 07:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868236.27
Julian Day2456701.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0502°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)157.71°
🪷 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 (24.0502°), declination -13.44°, 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: 2014-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)