पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · February 17, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.6 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।14.6।।
"14.6 O Sinless One! Of these, Purity, being luminous, strong and invulnerable, binds one by its yearning for happiness and illumination." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.44°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra4.76°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.97°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha287.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati289.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra294.96°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani283.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:33 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:33 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:56 – 14:22
Yamaganda08:38 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla11:30 – 12:56
Varjyam07:40 – 07:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 Labha07:12 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:38 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:04 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:30 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:56 – 14:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:22 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:48 – 17:14 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:14 – 18:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:40 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:14 – 21:48 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:48 – 23:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:22 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:56 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:30 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:04 – 05:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:38 – 07:12 (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 Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870797.27
Julian Day2459262.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1482°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)62.34°
🪷 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 (24.1482°), declination -11.96°, EoT -14.49 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: 2021-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)