पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · May 12, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.20 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वभूतेषु येनैकं भावमव्ययमीक्षते।अविभक्तं विभक्तेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि सात्त्विकम्।।18.20।।
"18.20 That knowledge which sees the One Indestructible in all beings, the One Indivisible in all separate lives, may be truly called Pure Knowledge." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.91°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra289.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.63°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha11.73°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati4.77°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra70.39°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani312.03°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:59 – 12:38
Yamaganda15:54 – 17:33
Gulika Kāla07:42 – 09:21
Varjyam06:37 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:04 – 07:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:42 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:21 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:59 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:38 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:16 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:54 – 17:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:33 – 19:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:11 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:33 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:54 – 23:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:16 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:38 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:59 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:21 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:42 – 06:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871611.27
Julian Day2460076.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1793°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)261.85°
🪷 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 (24.1793°), declination 18.03°, EoT 3.74 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: 2023-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)