पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · August 19, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.14 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः।प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम्।।15.14।।
"15.14 Becoming the fire of life, I pass into their bodies and, uniting with the vital streams of Prana and Apana, I digest the various kinds of food." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.72°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra0.25°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.13°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha118.05°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.03°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra122.28°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani169.61°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta15:02 – 15:53
Godhūli Muhūrta19:07 – 19:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:19 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla19:04 – 20:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:17 – 12:53
Yamaganda16:06 – 17:42
Gulika Kāla08:04 – 09:40
Varjyam07:00 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:28 – 08:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:04 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:40 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:17 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:53 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:29 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:06 – 17:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:42 – 19:19 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:19 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:42 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:06 – 23:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:29 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:53 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:17 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:40 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:04 – 06:28 (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 Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867327.27
Julian Day2455792.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0155°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)241.95°
🪷 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 (24.0155°), declination 12.94°, EoT -3.29 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: 2011-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)