पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · February 28, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.17 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।
"14.17 Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.52°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra144.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala33.23°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha289.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati292.24°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra308.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani284.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta12:31 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:31 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:18 – 18:45
Yamaganda12:55 – 14:22
Gulika Kāla15:50 – 17:18
Varjyam07:33 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:04 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:31 – 09:59 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:59 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:27 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:55 – 14:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:22 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:50 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:18 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:45 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:18 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:50 – 23:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:22 – 00:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:55 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:27 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:59 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:31 – 07:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870808.27
Julian Day2459273.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1486°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.52°
🪷 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 (24.1486°), declination -7.94°, EoT -13.22 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: 2021-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)