पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · May 9, 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 7.25 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
नाहं प्रकाशः सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृतः।

मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम्।।7.25।।
"7.25 I am not visible to all, for I am enveloped by the illusion of Phenomenon. This deluded world does not know Me as the Unborn and the Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.25'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya24.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra36.82°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala341.91°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha358.09°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati31.84°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra17.28°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani323.20°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:05
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 Kāla14:16 – 15:54
Yamaganda06:05 – 07:43
Gulika Kāla09:21 – 11:00
Varjyam06:38 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:05 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:43 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:21 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:00 – 12:38 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:38 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:16 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:54 – 17:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:32 – 19:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:10 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:32 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:54 – 23:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:16 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:38 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:00 – 03:21 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:21 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:43 – 06:05 (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 Śukla Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871974.27
Julian Day2460439.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1932°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.24°
🪷 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 17.45°, EoT 3.63 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: 2024-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)