पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · August 17, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.27 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते।।17.27।।
"17.27 Conviction in sacrifice, in austerity and in giving is also called Sat.' So too an action done only for the Lord's sake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.78°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra146.39°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.95°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha140.90°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati126.38°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra117.51°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani214.17°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:54 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:56 – 09:32
Yamaganda11:09 – 12:45
Gulika Kāla14:22 – 15:58
Varjyam06:51 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:19 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:56 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:32 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:09 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:45 – 14:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:22 – 15:58 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:58 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:35 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:11 – 20:35 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:35 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:58 – 23:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:22 – 00:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:45 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:09 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:32 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:56 – 06:19 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868786.27
Julian Day2457251.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0713°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)29.65°
🪷 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 (24.0713°), declination 13.57°, EoT -3.75 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: 2015-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)