पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · August 2, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.24 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
संजय उवाच

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्।।1.24।।
"1.24 Sanjaya said: "Having listened to the request of Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna drew up His bright chariot exactly in the midst between the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.35°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra289.13°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala139.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha131.09°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra122.06°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani311.54°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:58 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta19:09 – 19:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:21 – 19:54
Amṛta Kāla19:06 – 20:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:47 – 14:26
Yamaganda07:52 – 09:31
Gulika Kāla11:09 – 12:47
Varjyam06:47 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Labha06:14 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:52 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:31 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:09 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:47 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:26 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:04 – 17:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:42 – 19:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:21 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:42 – 22:04 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:04 – 23:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:26 – 00:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:47 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:09 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:31 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:52 – 06:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871693.27
Julian Day2460158.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1824°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)182.91°
🪷 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 (24.1824°), declination 17.86°, EoT -5.95 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: 2023-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)