पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · April 20, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.21 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्।।16.21।।
"16.21 The gates of hell are three: lust, wrath and avarice. They destroy the Self. Avoid them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.04°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra93.15°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala63.50°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha6.71°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.51°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra12.10°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani288.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:56 – 15:48
Godhūli Muhūrta19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:12 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:00 – 17:36
Yamaganda09:37 – 11:13
Gulika Kāla12:49 – 14:25
Varjyam06:58 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:26 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:01 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:37 – 11:13 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:13 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:49 – 14:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:25 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:00 – 17:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:36 – 19:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:12 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:36 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:00 – 23:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:25 – 00:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:49 – 02:13 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:13 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:37 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:01 – 06:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870859.27
Julian Day2459324.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1505°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.82°
🪷 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 (24.1505°), declination 11.54°, EoT 0.97 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: 2021-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)