पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · April 21, 2025 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 18.29 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय।।18.29।।
"18.29 Reason and conviction are threefold, according to the Quality which is dominant. I will explain them fully and severally, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.29'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.99°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra276.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.59°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha339.33°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.17°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra331.29°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani332.69°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:53 – 09:29
Yamaganda11:04 – 12:40
Gulika Kāla14:16 – 15:52
Varjyam06:49 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 Amṛta06:17 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:53 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:29 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:04 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:40 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:16 – 15:52 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:52 – 17:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:27 – 19:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:03 – 20:27 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:27 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:52 – 23:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:16 – 00:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:40 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:04 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:29 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:53 – 06:17 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.7645°
Longitude: 72.1519°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872321.27
Julian Day2460786.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2065°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)273.29°
🪷 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 (24.2065°), declination 11.89°, EoT 1.19 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: 2025-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)