पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · April 20, 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 7.6 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
एतद्योनीनि भूतानि सर्वाणीत्युपधारय।

अहं कृत्स्नस्य जगतः प्रभवः प्रलयस्तथा।।7.6।।
"7.6 It is the womb of all being; for I am He by Whom the worlds were created and shall be dissolved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.6'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.27°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra142.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala327.27°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha352.83°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati27.42°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra353.87°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani321.52°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:29 – 11:05
Yamaganda14:16 – 15:52
Gulika Kāla06:18 – 07:54
Varjyam06:50 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Kāla06:18 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:54 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:29 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:05 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:40 – 14:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:16 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:52 – 17:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:27 – 19:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:03 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:27 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:52 – 23:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:16 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:40 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:05 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:29 – 04:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:54 – 06:18 (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 Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871955.27
Julian Day2460420.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1925°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.84°
🪷 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 (24.1925°), declination 11.63°, EoT 0.97 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: 2024-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)