पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · April 23, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.26 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कामक्रोधवियुक्तानां यतीनां यतचेतसाम्।

अभितो ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं वर्तते विदितात्मनाम्।।5.26।।
"5.26 Saints who know their Selves, who control their minds, and feel neither desire nor anger, find Eternal Bliss everywhere." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.22°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra8.61°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala291.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha356.04°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati272.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra50.64°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani277.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:16 – 15:52
Yamaganda06:16 – 07:52
Gulika Kāla09:28 – 11:04
Varjyam06:48 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:16 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:52 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:28 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:04 – 12:40 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:40 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:16 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:52 – 17:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:28 – 19:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:04 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:28 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:52 – 23:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:16 – 00:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:40 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:04 – 03:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:28 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:52 – 06:16 (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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870497.27
Julian Day2458962.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1367°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)359.86°
🪷 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 (24.1367°), declination 12.63°, EoT 1.60 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: 2020-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)