पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · March 24, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.7 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
तेषामहं समुद्धर्ता मृत्युसंसारसागरात्।भवामि नचिरात्पार्थ मय्यावेशितचेतसाम्।।12.7।।
"12.7 O Arjuna! I rescue them from the ocean of life and death, for their minds are fixed on Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya339.02°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra28.82°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala359.98°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha323.10°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.13°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra13.70°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani220.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:51 – 17:22
Yamaganda09:46 – 11:17
Gulika Kāla12:48 – 14:20
Varjyam07:13 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:43 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:14 – 09:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:46 – 11:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:17 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:48 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:20 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:51 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:22 – 18:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:54 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:22 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:51 – 23:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:20 – 00:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:48 – 02:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:17 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:46 – 05:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:14 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868640.27
Julian Day2457105.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0657°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.88°
🪷 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 (24.0657°), declination 1.23°, EoT -6.90 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: 2015-03-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)