पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · March 6, 2004 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.24 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुनः।क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम्।।18.24।।
"18.24 But even though an action involve the most strenuous endeavour, yet if the doer is seeking to gratify his desires, and is filled with personal vanity, it may be assumed to originate in Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya321.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra130.33°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha323.56°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.90°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra6.37°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani72.25°MithunaĀrdrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:08 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:38 – 13:25
Vijaya Muhūrta15:00 – 15:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:38 – 01:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:05 – 11:33
Yamaganda14:30 – 15:59
Gulika Kāla07:07 – 08:36
Varjyam07:37 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:16

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: Śiśira (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 Kāla07:07 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:36 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:05 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:33 – 13:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala13:02 – 14:30 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:30 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:59 – 17:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:28 – 18:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:56 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:28 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:59 – 23:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:30 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga01:02 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:33 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:05 – 05:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:36 – 07:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.4707°
Longitude: 70.0577°
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 Year5105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864605.27
Julian Day2453070.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9114°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)167.32°
🪷 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 (23.9114°), declination -5.60°, EoT -12.00 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: 2004-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)