पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · February 13, 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 13.7 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इच्छा द्वेषः सुखं दुःखं सङ्घातश्चेतनाधृतिः।एतत्क्षेत्रं समासेन सविकारमुदाहृतम्।।13.7।।
"13.7 Desire, aversion, pleasure, pain, sympathy, vitality and the persistent clinging to life, these are in brief the constituents of changing Matter." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.91°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra31.14°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala4.67°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha310.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra256.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani262.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:33 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:33 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:56 – 14:21
Yamaganda08:40 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:31 – 12:56
Varjyam07:43 – 08:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:14 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:40 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:05 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:31 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:56 – 14:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:21 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:47 – 17:12 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:12 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:38 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:12 – 21:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:47 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:21 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:56 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:31 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:05 – 05:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:40 – 07:14 (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 Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870062.27
Julian Day2458527.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1201°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.93°
🪷 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 (24.1201°), declination -13.51°, EoT -14.60 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: 2019-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)