पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · September 22, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya154.84°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra279.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.83°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha173.36°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.50°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra191.71°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani348.08°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:35 – 17:06
Yamaganda09:31 – 11:02
Gulika Kāla12:33 – 14:04
Varjyam06:59 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:29 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:00 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:31 – 11:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:02 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:33 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:04 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:35 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:06 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:37 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:06 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:35 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:04 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:33 – 02:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:02 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:31 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:00 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872840.27
Julian Day2461305.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2263°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)124.75°
🪷 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 (24.2263°), declination 0.37°, EoT 8.08 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: 2026-09-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)