पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · August 23, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।
"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.55°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra218.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala104.80°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha149.64°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati127.68°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra113.98°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani214.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:31 – 19:06
Yamaganda12:44 – 14:19
Gulika Kāla15:55 – 17:31
Varjyam06:53 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:21 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:57 – 09:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:32 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:08 – 12:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:44 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:19 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:55 – 17:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:31 – 19:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:06 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:31 – 21:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:55 – 23:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:19 – 00:44 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:44 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:08 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:32 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:57 – 06:21 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868792.27
Julian Day2457257.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0715°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)96.28°
🪷 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 (24.0715°), declination 11.60°, EoT -2.27 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: 2015-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)