पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · June 18, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: रथ यात्रा — Ratha-Yātrā (Jagannātha Puri)
Jagannātha's annual ratha-yātrā at Puri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.11 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्।यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः।।15.11।।
"15.11 The saints with great effort find Him within themselves; but not the unintelligent, who in spite of every effort cannot control their minds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya62.46°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra80.24°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.30°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha41.45°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.43°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra107.07°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani215.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:57 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta19:14 – 19:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:26 – 20:00
Amṛta Kāla19:11 – 20:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:23 – 16:04
Yamaganda05:58 – 07:39
Gulika Kāla09:20 – 11:01
Varjyam06:32 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:58 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:39 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:20 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:01 – 12:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:42 – 14:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:23 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:04 – 17:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:45 – 19:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:26 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:45 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:04 – 23:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:23 – 00:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:42 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:01 – 03:20 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:20 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:39 – 05:58 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868726.27
Julian Day2457191.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0690°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.85°
🪷 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 (24.0690°), declination 23.39°, EoT -0.82 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: 2015-06-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)