पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · May 8, 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 7.24 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अव्यक्तं व्यक्ितमापन्नं मन्यन्ते मामबुद्धयः।

परं भावमजानन्तो ममाव्ययमनुत्तमम्।।7.24।।
"7.24 The ignorant think of Me, who am the Unmanifested Spirit, as if I were really in human form. They do not understand that My Superior Nature is changeless and most excellent." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.24'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.76°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra22.49°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala341.14°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha357.20°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati31.60°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra16.05°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani323.12°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:38 – 14:16
Yamaganda07:44 – 09:22
Gulika Kāla11:00 – 12:38
Varjyam06:38 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:06 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:44 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:22 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:00 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:38 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:16 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:54 – 17:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:32 – 19:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:10 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:32 – 21:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:54 – 23:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:16 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:38 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:00 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:22 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:44 – 06:06 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871973.27
Julian Day2460438.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1932°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.19°
🪷 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 (24.1932°), declination 17.18°, EoT 3.58 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: 2024-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)