पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · March 12, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।
"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra311.28°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala40.21°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha300.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra323.69°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani285.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:02 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:36 – 13:24
Vijaya Muhūrta15:00 – 15:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:36 – 01:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:31 – 13:00
Yamaganda15:59 – 17:29
Gulika Kāla08:32 – 10:01
Varjyam07:32 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
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 Chala07:02 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:32 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:01 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:31 – 13:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha13:00 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:30 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:59 – 17:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:29 – 18:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:58 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:29 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:59 – 23:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:30 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta01:00 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:31 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:01 – 05:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:32 – 07:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870820.27
Julian Day2459285.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1491°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.76°
🪷 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 (24.1491°), declination -3.30°, 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: 2021-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)