पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · May 18, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.4 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः।

कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति।।4.4।।
"4.4 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Viwaswana was born before Thee; how then canst Thou have revealed it to him?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.99°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra256.04°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.73°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha53.74°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.03°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra352.94°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani205.19°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta19:02 – 19:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:14 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla18:59 – 20:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:35 – 19:14
Yamaganda12:38 – 14:17
Gulika Kāla15:56 – 17:35
Varjyam06:34 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:01 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:40 – 09:20 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:20 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:59 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:38 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:17 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:56 – 17:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:35 – 19:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:14 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:35 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:56 – 23:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:17 – 00:38 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:38 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:59 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:20 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:40 – 06:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868330.27
Julian Day2456795.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0538°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.35°
🪷 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 (24.0538°), declination 19.50°, EoT 3.69 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: 2014-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)