पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · March 24, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya339.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra316.05°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala338.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha322.15°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.72°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra25.38°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani3.28°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:17 – 12:48
Yamaganda15:51 – 17:23
Gulika Kāla08:14 – 09:45
Varjyam07:13 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:42 – 08:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:14 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:45 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:17 – 12:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:48 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:20 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:51 – 17:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:23 – 18:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:54 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:23 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:51 – 23:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:20 – 00:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:48 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:17 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:45 – 05:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:14 – 06:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873389.27
Julian Day2461854.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2473°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.54°
🪷 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 (24.2473°), declination 1.56°, EoT -6.90 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: 2028-03-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)