पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · February 20, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.32 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम्।

सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम्।।2.32।।
"2.32 Blessed are the soldiers who find their opportunity. This opportunity has opened for thee the gates of heaven." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.26°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra184.59°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.67°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha298.23°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.07°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra265.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani208.92°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:38 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:33 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:33 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:22 – 15:49
Yamaganda07:10 – 08:36
Gulika Kāla10:03 – 11:29
Varjyam07:39 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:10 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:36 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:03 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:29 – 12:56 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:56 – 14:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:22 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:49 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:15 – 18:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:42 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:15 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:49 – 23:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:22 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:56 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:29 – 04:03 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:03 – 05:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:36 – 07:10 (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)1868243.27
Julian Day2456708.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0505°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.11°
🪷 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 (24.0505°), declination -11.01°, EoT -14.28 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: 2014-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)