पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · October 15, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.25 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते।

ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति।।4.25।।
"4.25 Some sages sacrifice to the Powers; others offer themselves on the alter of the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.70°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra274.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala230.63°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha166.11°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati190.17°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra223.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani29.38°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:04 – 09:32
Yamaganda10:59 – 12:27
Gulika Kāla13:54 – 15:21
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
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 Amṛta06:37 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:04 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:32 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:59 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:27 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:54 – 15:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:21 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:49 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:16 – 19:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:49 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:21 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:54 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:27 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:59 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:32 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:04 – 06:37 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873959.27
Julian Day2462424.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2691°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.08°
🪷 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 (24.2691°), declination -8.56°, EoT 14.86 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: 2029-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)