पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · December 15, 2007 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1414
Malayalam Era: 1183
Nanakshahi: 538
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra299.43°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala72.34°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha237.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati245.86°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra197.07°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani134.40°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:56 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:23
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:04 – 11:25
Yamaganda14:06 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla07:23 – 08:43
Varjyam07:49 – 08:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:23 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:43 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:04 – 11:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:25 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:46 – 14:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:06 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:48 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:09 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:48 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:06 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:46 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:25 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:04 – 05:43 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:43 – 07:23 (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 Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865984.27
Julian Day2454449.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9641°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.49°
🪷 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 (23.9641°), declination -23.23°, EoT 4.18 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: 2007-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)