पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · August 23, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।
"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.00°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra312.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.79°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha144.67°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra163.62°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani284.57°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:18
Vijaya Muhūrta15:00 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:05 – 09:41
Yamaganda11:16 – 12:52
Gulika Kāla14:28 – 16:03
Varjyam07:01 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Amṛta06:29 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:05 – 09:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:41 – 11:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:16 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:52 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:28 – 16:03 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:03 – 17:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:39 – 19:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:15 – 20:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:39 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:03 – 23:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:28 – 00:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:52 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:16 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:41 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:05 – 06:29 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870984.27
Julian Day2459449.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1553°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.69°
🪷 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 (24.1553°), declination 11.42°, EoT -2.27 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: 2021-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)