पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · February 24, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.22 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Yoga-Kṣemaṁ Vahāmy Aham · I carry what you need
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।

तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्।।9.22।।
"9.22 But if a man will meditate on Me and Me alone, and will worship Me always and everywhere, I will take upon Myself the fulfillment of his aspiration, and I will safeguard whatsoever he shall attain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya311.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra299.81°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.98°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha287.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati288.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra349.26°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani145.20°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:40 – 13:27
Vijaya Muhūrta15:00 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:40 – 01:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:58 – 17:24
Yamaganda10:10 – 11:37
Gulika Kāla13:04 – 14:31
Varjyam07:45 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
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 Roga07:16 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:43 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:10 – 11:37 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:37 – 13:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta13:04 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:31 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:58 – 17:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:24 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:51 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:24 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:58 – 23:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:31 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala01:04 – 02:37 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:37 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:10 – 05:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:43 – 07:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.4707°
Longitude: 70.0577°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866421.27
Julian Day2454886.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9808°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)347.58°
🪷 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 (23.9808°), declination -9.47°, EoT -13.84 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: 2009-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)