पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · April 20, 2025 CE

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BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।

"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	6.02°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	263.89°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	96.17°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	338.42°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	54.98°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	331.01°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	332.58°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 44 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 15 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:36 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:14 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:15 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:48 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:03 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla	18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:15 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:27 – 19:03
Yamaganda	12:40 – 14:16
Gulika Kāla	15:52 – 17:27
Varjyam	06:50 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:18 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:54 – 09:29 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:29 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	11:05 – 12:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:40 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	14:16 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:52 – 17:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:27 – 19:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:03 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:27 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:52 – 23:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	23:16 – 00:40 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:40 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	02:05 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:29 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:54 – 06:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.7645°

Longitude: 72.1519°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872320.27
Julian Day	2460785.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2064°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	261.66°

🪷 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 (24.2064°), declination 11.55°, EoT 0.97 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: 2025-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)