पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · February 11, 2023 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 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।
"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.86°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra176.61°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala48.37°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha274.94°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati343.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra324.06°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani302.96°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:33 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:33 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:06 – 11:31
Yamaganda14:21 – 15:46
Gulika Kāla07:15 – 08:41
Varjyam07:44 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:15 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:41 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:06 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:31 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:56 – 14:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:21 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:46 – 17:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:11 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:37 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:11 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:46 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:21 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:56 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:31 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:06 – 05:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:41 – 07:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871521.27
Julian Day2459986.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1759°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)242.06°
🪷 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 (24.1759°), declination -14.16°, EoT -14.58 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: 2023-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)