पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · January 21, 2020 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 3.18 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन।

न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः।।3.18।।
"3.18 He has nothing to gain by the performance or non-performance of action. His welfare depends not on any contribution that an earthly creature can make." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra230.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala227.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha282.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati257.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra314.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani269.58°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:54 – 06:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:31 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:31 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:38 – 17:00
Yamaganda10:07 – 11:30
Gulika Kāla12:53 – 14:15
Varjyam07:50 – 08:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · 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 Roga07:22 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:45 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:07 – 11:30 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:30 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:53 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:15 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:38 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:00 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:23 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:00 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:38 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:15 – 00:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:53 – 02:30 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:30 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:07 – 05:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:45 – 07:22 (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 Dvādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870404.27
Julian Day2458869.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1331°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)313.80°
🪷 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 (24.1331°), declination -20.05°, EoT -11.26 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: 2020-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)