पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · February 9, 2008 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 18.57 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव।।18.57।।
"18.57 Surrender then thy actions unto Me, live in Me, concentrate thine intellect on Me, and think always of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.57's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.68°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra319.10°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.52°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha290.51°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati258.29°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra265.27°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani132.22°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:56 – 06:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:42 – 13:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:57 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:42 – 01:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:15 – 11:40
Yamaganda14:29 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla07:26 – 08:50
Varjyam07:54 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 10:04 – 10:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:26 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:50 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:15 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:40 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala13:04 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:29 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:53 – 17:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:18 – 18:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:43 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:18 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:53 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:29 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga01:04 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:40 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:15 – 05:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:50 – 07:26 (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)1866040.27
Julian Day2454505.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9662°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.60°
🪷 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 (23.9662°), declination -14.92°, EoT -14.50 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: 2008-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)