पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · January 13, 2034 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.26 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते।

एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः।।8.26।।
"8.26 These bright and dark paths out of the world have always existed. Whoso takes the former, returns not; he who chooses the latter, returns.*" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.58°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra183.78°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala335.49°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha280.58°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati312.26°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra270.26°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani82.80°MithunaPunarvasu P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:55 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:28 – 12:50
Yamaganda15:34 – 16:56
Gulika Kāla08:44 – 10:06
Varjyam07:50 – 08:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:22 – 08:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:44 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:06 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:28 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:50 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:12 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:34 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:56 – 18:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:18 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:56 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:34 – 23:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:12 – 00:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:50 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:28 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:06 – 05:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:44 – 07:22 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875510.27
Julian Day2463975.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3284°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.43°
🪷 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 (24.3284°), declination -21.49°, EoT -8.64 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: 2034-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)