पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · December 18, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.4 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः।तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता।।14.4।।
"14.4 O illustrious son of Kunti! Through whatever wombs men are born, it is the Spirit Itself that conceives, and I am their Father." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.40°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra96.53°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.78°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha222.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.65°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra287.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani319.50°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:30 – 07:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:25 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:47 – 14:08
Yamaganda08:45 – 10:06
Gulika Kāla11:26 – 12:47
Varjyam07:51 – 08:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Labha07:24 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:45 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:06 – 11:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:26 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:47 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:08 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:28 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:49 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:10 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:49 – 21:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:28 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:08 – 00:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:47 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:26 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:06 – 05:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:45 – 07:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872197.27
Julian Day2460662.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2017°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.98°
🪷 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 (24.2017°), declination -23.39°, EoT 2.79 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: 2024-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)