पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · September 14, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.20 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि

न्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः।

अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो

न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे।।2.20।।
"2.20 It was not born; It will never die, nor once having been, can It cease to be. Unborn, Eternal, Ever-enduring, yet Most Ancient, the Spirit dies not when the body is dead." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya146.81°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra135.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.82°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha133.85°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra109.42°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani308.43°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:09 – 15:41
Yamaganda06:27 – 07:59
Gulika Kāla09:32 – 11:04
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:27 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:59 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:32 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:04 – 12:36 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:36 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:09 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:41 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:13 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:46 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:13 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:41 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:09 – 00:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:36 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:04 – 03:32 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:32 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:59 – 06:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871736.27
Julian Day2460201.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1841°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)348.54°
🪷 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 (24.1841°), declination 3.57°, EoT 5.13 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: 2023-09-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)