पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · February 27, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।
"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya314.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra40.57°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala53.87°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha299.03°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati347.28°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra343.75°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani304.89°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta12:40 – 13:26
Vijaya Muhūrta15:00 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:40 – 01:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:41 – 10:08
Yamaganda11:36 – 13:03
Gulika Kāla14:31 – 15:58
Varjyam07:43 – 08:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:14 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:41 – 10:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:08 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:36 – 13:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg13:03 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:31 – 15:58 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:58 – 17:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:25 – 18:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:53 – 20:25 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:25 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:58 – 23:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:31 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha01:03 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:36 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:08 – 05:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:41 – 07:14 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871537.27
Julian Day2460002.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1765°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.18°
🪷 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 (24.1765°), declination -8.50°, EoT -13.39 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: 2023-02-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)