पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · July 29, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.20 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः।

प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः।।1.20।।
"1.20 Then beholding the sons of Dhritarashtra, drawn up on the battle- field, ready to fight, Arjuna, whose flag bore the Hanuman," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya101.52°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra229.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.89°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha125.70°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra123.33°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani311.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:59 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 19:56
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:30 – 11:09
Yamaganda14:26 – 16:05
Gulika Kāla06:12 – 07:51
Varjyam06:45 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:12 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:51 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:30 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:09 – 12:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:48 – 14:26 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:26 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:05 – 17:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:44 – 19:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:23 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:44 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:05 – 23:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:26 – 00:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:48 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:09 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:30 – 04:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:51 – 06:12 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871689.27
Julian Day2460154.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1823°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)130.74°
🪷 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 (24.1823°), declination 18.84°, EoT -6.15 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: 2023-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)