पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · March 7, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.18 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।

अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।।2.18।।
"2.18 The material bodies which this Eternal, Indestructible, Immeasurable Spirit inhabits are all finite. Therefore fight, O Valiant Man!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.85°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra124.60°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala138.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha340.64°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra7.59°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani184.55°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:32 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:38 – 13:25
Vijaya Muhūrta15:00 – 15:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:38 – 01:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:02 – 14:30
Yamaganda08:35 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla11:33 – 13:02
Varjyam07:36 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:07 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:35 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:04 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:33 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga13:02 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:30 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:59 – 17:28 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:28 – 18:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:57 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:28 – 21:59 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:59 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:30 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla01:02 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:33 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:04 – 05:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:35 – 07:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867528.27
Julian Day2455993.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0231°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.03°
🪷 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 (24.0231°), declination -5.18°, EoT -11.77 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: 2012-03-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)