पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · December 20, 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 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।
"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.20°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra73.41°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.19°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha255.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.16°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra272.02°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani286.55°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:36 – 09:57
Yamaganda11:19 – 12:40
Gulika Kāla14:01 – 15:22
Varjyam07:42 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:15 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:36 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:57 – 11:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:19 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:40 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:01 – 15:22 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:22 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:43 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:04 – 19:43 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:43 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:22 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:01 – 00:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:40 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:19 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:57 – 05:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:36 – 07:15 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871103.27
Julian Day2459568.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1599°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.75°
🪷 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 (24.1599°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.85 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: 2021-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)