पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · February 8, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.9 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः।प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः।।16.9।।
"16.9 Thinking thus, these degraded souls, these enemies of mankind - whose intelligence is negligible and whose deeds are monstrous - come into the world only to destroy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.32°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra60.02°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.10°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha293.89°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.05°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra338.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani324.10°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:33 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:33 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:06 – 11:31
Yamaganda14:21 – 15:45
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:41
Varjyam07:45 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:17 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:41 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:06 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:31 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:56 – 14:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:21 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:45 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:10 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:35 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:10 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:45 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:21 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:56 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:31 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:06 – 05:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:41 – 07:17 (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)1872249.27
Julian Day2460714.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)124.43°
🪷 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 (24.2037°), declination -14.96°, EoT -14.45 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: 2025-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)