पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · December 26, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.12 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ।।14.12।।
"14.12 O best of Indians! Avarice, the impulse to act and the beginning of action itself are all due to the dominance of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.55°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra194.16°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.11°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha228.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.65°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra296.70°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani319.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:03 – 15:24
Yamaganda07:18 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla10:00 – 11:21
Varjyam07:45 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:18 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:39 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:00 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:21 – 12:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:42 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:03 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:24 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:46 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:07 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:46 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:24 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:03 – 00:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:42 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:21 – 04:00 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:00 – 05:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:39 – 07:18 (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 Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872205.27
Julian Day2460670.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2020°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.84°
🪷 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 (24.2020°), declination -23.35°, EoT -0.96 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: 2024-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)