पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · October 31, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.19°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra231.48°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala172.97°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha213.49°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.06°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra213.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani261.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:50 – 15:15
Yamaganda06:44 – 08:09
Gulika Kāla09:34 – 11:00
Varjyam07:12 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:44 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:09 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:34 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:00 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:50 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:15 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:41 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:06 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:41 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:15 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:50 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:00 – 03:34 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:34 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:09 – 06:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870322.27
Julian Day2458787.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1300°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.23°
🪷 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 (24.1300°), declination -13.95°, EoT 16.45 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: 2019-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)