पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · December 27, 2022 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।

"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	251.07°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
चन्द्र Candra	301.89°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	45.55°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	269.49°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	336.46°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	266.70°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	297.84°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 48 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 11 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:52 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:24 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:21 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:31 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:07 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla	17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:21 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:25 – 16:46
Yamaganda	10:01 – 11:22
Gulika Kāla	12:43 – 14:04
Varjyam	07:46 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta	09:50 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	07:19 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:40 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	10:01 – 11:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	11:22 – 12:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:43 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	14:04 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:25 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:46 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:07 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:46 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:25 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	23:04 – 00:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:43 – 02:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	02:22 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	04:01 – 05:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:40 – 07:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.7645°

Longitude: 72.1519°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871475.27
Julian Day	2459940.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1741°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.54°

🪷 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 (24.1741°), declination -23.33°, EoT -1.42 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2022-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)