पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · January 24, 2018 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 2.64 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
रागद्वेषवियुक्तैस्तु विषयानिन्द्रियैश्चरन्।

आत्मवश्यैर्विधेयात्मा प्रसादमधिगच्छति।।2.64।।
"2.64 But the self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal Peace." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.64's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.88°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra358.84°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.06°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha264.01°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.01°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra283.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani249.75°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:31 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:31 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:53 – 14:16
Yamaganda08:45 – 10:08
Gulika Kāla11:31 – 12:53
Varjyam07:49 – 08:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:22 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:45 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:08 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:31 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:53 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:16 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:39 – 17:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:02 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:25 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:02 – 21:39 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:39 – 23:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:16 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:53 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:31 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:08 – 05:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:45 – 07:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869677.27
Julian Day2458142.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1053°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)82.48°
🪷 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 (24.1053°), declination -19.26°, EoT -12.06 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: 2018-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)