पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · February 13, 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 3.41 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ।

पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्।।3.41।।
"3.41 Therefore, O Arjuna, first control thy senses and then slay desire, for it is full of sin, and is the destroyer of knowledge and of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.41'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.65°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra171.63°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala243.26°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha317.15°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati262.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra341.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani272.22°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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)22:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 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 Kāla14:21 – 15:47
Yamaganda07:14 – 08:40
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:31
Varjyam07:43 – 08:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:14 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:40 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:05 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:31 – 12:56 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:56 – 14:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:21 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:47 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:12 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:38 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:12 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:47 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:21 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:56 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:31 – 04:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:05 – 05:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:40 – 07:14 (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 Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870427.27
Julian Day2458892.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1340°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)228.67°
🪷 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 (24.1340°), declination -13.59°, 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: 2020-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)