पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · July 4, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: रथ यात्रा — Ratha-Yātrā (Jagannātha Puri)
Jagannātha's annual ratha-yātrā at Puri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.6 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।

इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते।।3.6।।
"3.6 He who remains motionless, refusing to act, but all the while brooding over sensuous object, that deluded soul is simply a hypocrite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya78.47°MithunaĀrdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra91.54°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala127.32°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha56.71°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.77°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra85.20°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani130.60°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:21
Vijaya Muhūrta15:09 – 16:02
Godhūli Muhūrta19:26 – 19:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:38 – 20:12
Amṛta Kāla19:23 – 21:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:13 – 12:54
Yamaganda16:16 – 17:57
Gulika Kāla07:51 – 09:32
Varjyam06:43 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:10 – 07:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:51 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:32 – 11:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:13 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:54 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:35 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:16 – 17:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:57 – 19:38 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:38 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:57 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:16 – 23:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:35 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:54 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:13 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:32 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:51 – 06:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.4707°
Longitude: 70.0577°
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 Śukla Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866186.27
Julian Day2454651.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9718°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.31°
🪷 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 (23.9718°), declination 22.85°, EoT -4.02 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: 2008-07-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)