पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · March 18, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।
"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya333.80°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra92.17°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha327.96°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati142.28°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra312.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani232.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:34 – 13:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:59 – 15:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:34 – 01:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:28 – 12:59
Yamaganda16:00 – 17:30
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 09:57
Varjyam07:27 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:56 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:27 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:57 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:28 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:59 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:29 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:00 – 17:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:30 – 19:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:01 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:30 – 22:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:00 – 23:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:29 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:59 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:28 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:57 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:27 – 06:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869000.27
Julian Day2457465.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0794°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)116.03°
🪷 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 (24.0794°), declination -0.84°, EoT -8.76 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: 2016-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)