पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · February 15, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya301.70°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra27.98°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala207.34°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha277.09°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra273.06°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani230.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:33 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:33 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:39 – 10:05
Yamaganda11:30 – 12:56
Gulika Kāla14:22 – 15:47
Varjyam07:42 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:13 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:39 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:05 – 11:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:30 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:56 – 14:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:22 – 15:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:47 – 17:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:13 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:39 – 20:13 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:13 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:47 – 23:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:22 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:56 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:30 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:05 – 05:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:39 – 07:13 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868968.27
Julian Day2457433.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0782°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.10°
🪷 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 (24.0782°), declination -12.93°, EoT -14.57 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: 2016-02-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)