पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · December 28, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.7 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः

पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः।

यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्िचतं ब्रूहि तन्मे

शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्।।2.7।।
"2.7 My heart is oppressed with pity; and my mind confused as to what my duty is. Therefore, my Lord, tell me what is best for my spiritual welfare, for I am Thy disciple. Please direct me, I pray." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.88°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra103.79°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.04°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha271.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.23°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra212.96°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani226.41°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:35 – 07:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:49 – 10:10
Yamaganda11:31 – 12:52
Gulika Kāla14:12 – 15:33
Varjyam07:56 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:59 – 10:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:29 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:49 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:10 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:31 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:52 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:12 – 15:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:33 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:54 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:15 – 19:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:54 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:33 – 23:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:12 – 00:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:52 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:31 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:10 – 05:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:49 – 07:29 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868919.27
Julian Day2457384.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0763°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.35°
🪷 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 (24.0763°), declination -23.30°, EoT -1.89 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: 2015-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)