पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · January 11, 2016 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 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra278.59°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.75°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha273.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.42°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra229.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani227.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:38 – 07:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:36 – 13:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:36 – 01:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:53 – 10:15
Yamaganda11:36 – 12:58
Gulika Kāla14:19 – 15:40
Varjyam07:59 – 08:17
Dur Muhūrta 10:04 – 10:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:32 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:53 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:15 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:36 – 12:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:58 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:19 – 15:40 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:40 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:02 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:23 – 20:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:02 – 21:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:40 – 23:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:19 – 00:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:58 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:36 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:15 – 05:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:53 – 07:32 (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)1868933.27
Julian Day2457398.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0769°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.99°
🪷 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 (24.0769°), declination -21.91°, EoT -7.89 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: 2016-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)