पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · November 6, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya199.76°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra61.94°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala105.20°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha199.96°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.41°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra183.43°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani156.54°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:09 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:22 – 16:46
Gulika Kāla08:21 – 09:45
Varjyam07:25 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:34 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:57 – 08:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:21 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:45 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:09 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:22 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:46 – 18:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:10 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:46 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:22 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:09 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:45 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:21 – 06:57 (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 Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866676.27
Julian Day2455141.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9906°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)220.54°
🪷 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 (23.9906°), declination -15.97°, EoT 16.19 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: 2009-11-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)