पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · February 2, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.17 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः।

अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः।।4.17।।
"4.17 It is necessary to consider what is right action, what is wrong action, and what is inaction, for mysterious is the law of action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra299.72°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala251.75°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha270.13°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati313.28°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra256.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani291.50°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:33 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:33 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:55 – 14:19
Yamaganda08:43 – 10:07
Gulika Kāla11:31 – 12:55
Varjyam07:47 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:19 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:43 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:07 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:31 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:55 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:19 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:43 – 17:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:07 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:31 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:07 – 21:43 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:43 – 23:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:19 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:55 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:31 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:07 – 05:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:43 – 07:19 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871147.27
Julian Day2459612.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1616°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.75°
🪷 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 (24.1616°), declination -16.86°, EoT -13.84 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: 2022-02-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)