पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · February 9, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.8 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।
"3.8 Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya296.12°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra221.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha289.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.69°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra303.25°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani251.38°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:55 – 06:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:29 – 07:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:42 – 13:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:57 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:42 – 01:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:40 – 13:04
Yamaganda15:54 – 17:18
Gulika Kāla08:50 – 10:15
Varjyam07:54 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 10:04 – 10:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:26 – 08:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:50 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:15 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:40 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha13:04 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:29 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:54 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:18 – 18:43 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:43 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:18 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:54 – 23:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:29 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta01:04 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:40 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:15 – 05:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:50 – 07:26 (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 Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869693.27
Julian Day2458158.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1060°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)282.92°
🪷 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 (24.1060°), declination -14.74°, EoT -14.50 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: 2018-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)