पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · November 13, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.9 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः।

नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः।।1.9।।
"1.9 And many others, all ready to die for my sake; all armed, all skilled in war." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya206.26°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra221.03°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.80°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha203.22°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.85°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra160.51°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani221.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:03 – 12:26
Yamaganda15:13 – 16:37
Gulika Kāla08:15 – 09:39
Varjyam07:20 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Chala06:52 – 08:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:15 – 09:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:39 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:03 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:26 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:13 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:37 – 18:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:00 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:37 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:13 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:26 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:03 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:39 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:15 – 06:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868874.27
Julian Day2457339.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0746°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.69°
🪷 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 (24.0746°), declination -17.83°, EoT 15.26 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: 2015-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)