पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · February 17, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-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: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.21°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra317.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha303.57°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.28°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra313.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani252.11°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:41 – 13:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:59 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:41 – 01:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:13 – 11:38
Yamaganda14:30 – 15:56
Gulika Kāla07:21 – 08:47
Varjyam07:49 – 08:08
Dur Muhūrta 10:01 – 10:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:21 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:47 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:13 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:38 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala13:04 – 14:30 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:30 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:56 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:22 – 18:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:48 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:22 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:56 – 23:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:30 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga01:04 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:38 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:13 – 05:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:47 – 07:21 (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 Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869701.27
Julian Day2458166.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1063°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.88°
🪷 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 (24.1063°), declination -12.06°, EoT -14.49 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: 2018-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)