पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · December 28, 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 11.6 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
पश्यादित्यान्वसून्रुद्रानश्िवनौ मरुतस्तथा।

बहून्यदृष्टपूर्वाणि पश्याऽश्चर्याणि भारत।।11.6।।
"11.6 Behold thou the Powers of Nature: fire, earth, wind and sky; the sun, the heavens, the moon, the stars; all forces of vitality and of healing; and the roving winds. See the myriad wonders revealed to none but thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.64°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra238.81°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala312.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha254.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.11°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra298.83°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani236.64°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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)06:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 59 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 Kāla12:52 – 14:12
Yamaganda08:49 – 10:10
Gulika Kāla11:31 – 12:52
Varjyam07:56 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:59 – 10:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:29 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:49 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:10 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:31 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:52 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:12 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:33 – 16:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:54 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:15 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:54 – 21:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:33 – 23:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:12 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:52 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:31 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:10 – 05:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:49 – 07:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869285.27
Julian Day2457750.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0903°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.43°
🪷 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 (24.0903°), declination -23.27°, 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: 2016-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)