पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · January 29, 2019 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 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।
"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.71°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra208.65°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala354.51°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha283.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati233.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra238.89°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani260.41°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:25 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:32 – 13:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:32 – 01:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:42 – 17:05
Yamaganda10:08 – 11:31
Gulika Kāla12:55 – 14:18
Varjyam07:48 – 08:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:21 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:44 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:08 – 11:31 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:31 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:55 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:18 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:42 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:05 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:28 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:05 – 21:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:42 – 23:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:18 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:55 – 02:31 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:31 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:08 – 05:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:44 – 07:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870047.27
Julian Day2458512.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1195°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.71°
🪷 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 (24.1195°), declination -18.05°, EoT -13.17 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: 2019-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)