पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · March 1, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra294.00°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala271.66°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha292.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati319.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra271.06°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani294.69°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:31 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:31 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:50 – 17:18
Yamaganda09:59 – 11:27
Gulika Kāla12:54 – 14:22
Varjyam07:32 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Roga07:03 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:31 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:59 – 11:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:27 – 12:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:54 – 14:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:22 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:50 – 17:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:18 – 18:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:46 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:18 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:50 – 23:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:22 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:54 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:27 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:59 – 05:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:31 – 07:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871174.27
Julian Day2459639.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1626°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.62°
🪷 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 (24.1626°), declination -7.66°, EoT -13.04 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: 2022-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)