पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · December 11, 2023 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।

अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।

"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	234.53°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	210.30°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	227.47°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha	253.72°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	12.10°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra	192.87°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	307.57°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 10 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:44 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:16 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:14 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:24 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:00 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla	17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:14 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:32 – 09:53
Yamaganda	11:14 – 12:35
Gulika Kāla	13:57 – 15:18
Varjyam	07:37 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta	09:42 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	07:10 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:32 – 09:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:53 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	11:14 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:35 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:57 – 15:18 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:18 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:39 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:00 – 19:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:39 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:18 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:57 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:35 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	02:14 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:53 – 05:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:32 – 07:10 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.7645°

Longitude: 72.1519°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871824.27
Julian Day	2460289.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1875°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	335.09°

🪷 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 (24.1875°), declination -22.96°, EoT 5.99 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: 2023-12-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)