पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · January 2, 2025 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 14.19 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
नान्यं गुणेभ्यः कर्तारं यदा द्रष्टानुपश्यति।गुणेभ्यश्च परं वेत्ति मद्भावं सोऽधिगच्छति।।14.19।।
"14.19 As soon as man understands that it is only the Qualities which act and nothing else, and perceives That which is beyond, he attains My divine nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra283.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.00°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha236.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.86°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra304.28°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani320.50°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:54 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:07 – 15:28
Yamaganda07:20 – 08:42
Gulika Kāla10:03 – 11:24
Varjyam07:48 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:20 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:42 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:03 – 11:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:24 – 12:46 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:46 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:07 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:28 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:49 – 18:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:11 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:49 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:28 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:07 – 00:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:46 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:24 – 04:03 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:03 – 05:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:42 – 07:20 (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)1872212.27
Julian Day2460677.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2023°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.30°
🪷 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 (24.2023°), declination -22.90°, EoT -4.15 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: 2025-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)