पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · February 12, 2017 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 11.52 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।

देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।
"11.52 Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is hard to see this vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.42°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra132.10°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala346.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha282.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.51°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra341.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani241.28°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:33 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:33 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:12 – 18:37
Yamaganda12:56 – 14:21
Gulika Kāla15:47 – 17:12
Varjyam07:43 – 08:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:15 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:40 – 10:05 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:05 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:31 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:56 – 14:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:21 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:47 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:12 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:37 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:12 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:47 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:21 – 00:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:56 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:31 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:05 – 05:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:40 – 07:15 (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 Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869331.27
Julian Day2457796.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0921°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)194.39°
🪷 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 (24.0921°), declination -13.68°, EoT -14.59 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: 2017-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)