पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · March 12, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.10 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः।

अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक्।।3.10।।
"3.10 In the beginning, when God created all beings by the sacrifice of Himself, He said unto them: Through sacrifice you can procreate, and it shall satisfy all your desires." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra9.27°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala217.77°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha317.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.05°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra305.25°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani231.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:02 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:36 – 13:24
Vijaya Muhūrta15:00 – 15:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:36 – 01:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:01 – 11:31
Yamaganda14:30 – 15:59
Gulika Kāla07:02 – 08:32
Varjyam07:32 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:02 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:32 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:01 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:31 – 13:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala13:00 – 14:30 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:30 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:59 – 17:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:29 – 18:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:59 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:29 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:59 – 23:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:30 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga01:00 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:31 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:01 – 05:32 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:32 – 07:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868994.27
Julian Day2457459.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0792°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.56°
🪷 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 (24.0792°), declination -3.21°, EoT -10.49 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: 2016-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)