पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · February 8, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.49 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दूरेण ह्यवरं कर्म बुद्धियोगाद्धनञ्जय।

बुद्धौ शरणमन्विच्छ कृपणाः फलहेतवः।।2.49।।
"2.49 Physical action is far inferior to an intellect concentrated on the Divine. Have recourse then to Pure Intelligence. It is only the petty-minded who work for reward." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.49's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.62°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra287.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala204.08°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha268.82°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.96°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra264.41°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani230.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:33 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:33 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:42 – 10:06
Yamaganda11:31 – 12:56
Gulika Kāla14:21 – 15:45
Varjyam07:45 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:17 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:42 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:06 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:31 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:56 – 14:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:21 – 15:45 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:45 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:10 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:35 – 20:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:10 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:45 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:21 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:56 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:31 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:06 – 05:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:42 – 07:17 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868961.27
Julian Day2457426.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0780°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.10°
🪷 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 (24.0780°), declination -15.22°, EoT -14.45 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: 2016-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)