पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · May 12, 2028 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.60°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra247.92°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala15.87°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha48.34°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.16°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra55.11°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani9.42°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:12 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:59 – 12:38
Yamaganda15:55 – 17:33
Gulika Kāla07:42 – 09:21
Varjyam06:36 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:04 – 07:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:42 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:21 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:59 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:38 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:16 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:55 – 17:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:33 – 19:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:12 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:33 – 21:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:55 – 23:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:16 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:38 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:59 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:21 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:42 – 06:04 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873438.27
Julian Day2461903.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2492°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.24°
🪷 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 (24.2492°), declination 18.23°, EoT 3.74 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: 2028-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)