पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · September 18, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.20°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra295.04°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha177.27°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.61°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra193.81°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani283.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:40 – 11:11
Yamaganda14:15 – 15:46
Gulika Kāla06:36 – 08:08
Varjyam07:07 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:36 – 08:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:08 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:40 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:11 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:43 – 14:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:15 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:46 – 17:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:18 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:50 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:18 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:46 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:15 – 00:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:43 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:11 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:40 – 05:08 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:08 – 06:36 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871010.27
Julian Day2459475.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1563°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.46°
🪷 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 (24.1563°), declination 1.84°, EoT 6.61 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: 2021-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)