पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · August 21, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.28 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः।

विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः।।5.28।।
"5.28 Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.37°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra167.78°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.15°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha106.54°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.97°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra78.49°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani180.98°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta15:01 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:05 – 17:41
Yamaganda09:41 – 11:17
Gulika Kāla12:53 – 14:29
Varjyam07:01 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:29 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:05 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:41 – 11:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:17 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:53 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:29 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:05 – 17:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:41 – 19:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:16 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:41 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:05 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:29 – 00:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:53 – 02:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:17 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:41 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:05 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867695.27
Julian Day2456160.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0295°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.39°
🪷 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 (24.0295°), declination 12.03°, EoT -2.80 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: 2012-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)