पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · November 5, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.29 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
समोऽहं सर्वभूतेषु न मे द्वेष्योऽस्ति न प्रियः।

ये भजन्ति तु मां भक्त्या मयि ते तेषु चाप्यहम्।।9.29।।
"9.29 I am the same to all beings. I favour none, and I hate none. But those who worship Me devotedly, they live in Me, and I in them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya198.97°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra257.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.64°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha203.78°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati167.37°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra237.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani230.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:36 – 11:01
Yamaganda13:50 – 15:14
Gulika Kāla06:47 – 08:12
Varjyam07:15 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:47 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:12 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:36 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:01 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:25 – 13:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:50 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:14 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:39 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:03 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:39 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:14 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:50 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:25 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:01 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:36 – 05:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:12 – 06:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869232.27
Julian Day2457697.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0883°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)62.07°
🪷 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 (24.0883°), declination -15.76°, EoT 16.26 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: 2016-11-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)