पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · February 8, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.45 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः।स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु।।18.45।।
"18.45 Perfection is attained when each attends diligently to his duty. Listen and I will tell you how it is attained by him who always minds his own duty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.77°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra120.57°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala195.52°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha285.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.56°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra320.76°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani37.60°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:33 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:33 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:06 – 11:31
Yamaganda14:21 – 15:45
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:42
Varjyam07:45 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:17 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:42 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:06 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:31 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:56 – 14:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:21 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:45 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:10 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:35 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:10 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:45 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:21 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:56 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:31 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:06 – 05:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:42 – 07:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874440.27
Julian Day2462905.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2875°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)186.00°
🪷 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 (24.2875°), declination -15.11°, EoT -14.45 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: 2031-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)