पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · August 29, 2017 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.41 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप।कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः।।18.41।।

"18.41 O Arjuna! The duties of spiritual teachers, the soldiers, the traders and the servants have all been fixed according to the dominant Quality in their nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	131.81°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
चन्द्र Candra	218.49°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	120.97°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	127.64°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	177.04°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	99.07°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शनि Śani	236.94°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 37 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 22 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:42 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:20 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:17 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:48 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:01 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla	18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:17 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:51 – 17:26
Yamaganda	09:33 – 11:07
Gulika Kāla	12:42 – 14:17
Varjyam	06:55 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta	09:20 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 Roga	06:23 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:58 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:33 – 11:07 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	11:07 – 12:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:42 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	14:17 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:51 – 17:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:26 – 19:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:01 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:26 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:51 – 23:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	23:17 – 00:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:42 – 02:07 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	02:07 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:33 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:58 – 06:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.7645°

Longitude: 72.1519°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869529.27
Julian Day	2457994.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0997°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	86.88°

🪷 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 (24.0997°), declination 9.34°, EoT -0.50 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: 2017-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)