पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · December 17, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.13 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः।

भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात्।।3.13।।
"3.13 The sages who enjoy the food that remains after the sacrifice is made are freed from all sin; but the selfish who spread their feast only for themselves feed on sin only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.15°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra37.95°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha250.78°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra271.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani286.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:17 – 12:38
Yamaganda15:20 – 16:41
Gulika Kāla08:35 – 09:56
Varjyam07:41 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:14 – 08:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:35 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:56 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:17 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:38 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:20 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:41 – 18:02 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:02 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:41 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:20 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:38 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:17 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:56 – 05:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:35 – 07:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871100.27
Julian Day2459565.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1598°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)156.03°
🪷 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 (24.1598°), declination -23.35°, EoT 3.25 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: 2021-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)