पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · January 6, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.44 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं

प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्।

पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः

प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम्।।11.44।।
"11.44 Therefore I prostrate myself before Thee, O Lord! Most Adorable! I salute Thee, I ask Thy blessing. Only Thou canst be trusted to bear with me, as father to son, as friend to friend, as lover to his beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.29°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra260.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala338.93°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha246.93°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati228.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra214.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani257.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:55 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:52 – 18:13
Yamaganda12:47 – 14:09
Gulika Kāla15:30 – 16:52
Varjyam07:49 – 08:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 Udveg07:21 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:43 – 10:04 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:04 – 11:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:26 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:47 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:09 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:30 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:52 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:13 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:52 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:30 – 23:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:09 – 00:47 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:47 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:26 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:04 – 05:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:43 – 07:21 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870024.27
Julian Day2458489.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1186°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.13°
🪷 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 (24.1186°), declination -22.55°, EoT -5.88 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: 2019-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)