पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · April 14, 2024 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 6.47 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।

श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।
"6.47 I look upon him as the best of mystics who, full of faith, worshippeth Me and abideth in Me."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.40°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra69.82°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala322.62°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha356.63°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati26.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra346.47°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani320.91°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:26 – 19:01
Yamaganda12:42 – 14:17
Gulika Kāla15:51 – 17:26
Varjyam06:54 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:23 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:58 – 09:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:32 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:07 – 12:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:42 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:17 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:51 – 17:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:26 – 19:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:01 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:26 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:51 – 23:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:17 – 00:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:42 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:07 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:32 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:58 – 06:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871949.27
Julian Day2460414.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1922°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)67.43°
🪷 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 (24.1922°), declination 9.53°, EoT -0.50 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: 2024-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)