पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · April 2, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.1 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।

तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव।।3.1।।
"3.1 "Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If Wisdom is above action, why dost Thou advise me to engage in this terrible fight?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya348.17°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra16.92°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.15°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha326.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.84°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra301.73°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani208.27°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:45 – 14:18
Yamaganda08:07 – 09:40
Gulika Kāla11:13 – 12:45
Varjyam07:05 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:34 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:07 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:40 – 11:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:13 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:45 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:18 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:51 – 17:24 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:24 – 18:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:57 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:24 – 21:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:51 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:18 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:45 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:13 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:40 – 05:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:07 – 06:34 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868284.27
Julian Day2456749.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0521°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)29.84°
🪷 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 (24.0521°), declination 4.83°, EoT -4.03 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: 2014-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)