पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · May 4, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.7 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
योगयुक्तो विशुद्धात्मा विजितात्मा जितेन्द्रियः।

सर्वभूतात्मभूतात्मा कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते।।5.7।।
"5.7 He who is spiritual, who is pure, who has overcome his senses and his personal self, who has realised his highest Self as the Self of all, such a one, even though he acts, is not bound by his acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra245.39°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.48°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha352.64°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.71°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra46.99°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani254.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:01 – 12:38
Yamaganda15:53 – 17:31
Gulika Kāla07:46 – 09:23
Varjyam06:41 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:08 – 07:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:46 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:23 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:01 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:38 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:16 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:53 – 17:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:31 – 19:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:08 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:31 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:53 – 23:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:16 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:38 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:01 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:23 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:46 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869777.27
Julian Day2458242.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1092°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)228.47°
🪷 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 (24.1092°), declination 15.90°, EoT 3.26 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: 2018-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)