पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · June 18, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।

"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	62.90°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra	151.44°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	99.54°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	52.38°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	307.99°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	84.47°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शनि Śani	288.87°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 27 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 32 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:11 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:15 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:57 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:14 – 19:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:26 – 20:00
Amṛta Kāla	19:11 – 20:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:15 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:01 – 12:42
Yamaganda	16:04 – 17:45
Gulika Kāla	07:39 – 09:20
Varjyam	06:32 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta	09:07 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:58 – 07:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:39 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:20 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	11:01 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:42 – 14:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	14:23 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	16:04 – 17:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:45 – 19:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:26 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:45 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	22:04 – 23:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	23:23 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:42 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	02:01 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:20 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:39 – 05:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.7645°

Longitude: 72.1519°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870918.27
Julian Day	2459383.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1528°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.73°

🪷 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 (24.1528°), declination 23.40°, EoT -0.82 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: 2021-06-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)