पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · December 26, 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 14.12 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ।।14.12।।
"14.12 O best of Indians! Avarice, the impulse to act and the beginning of action itself are all due to the dominance of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.12'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.55°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra194.16°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.11°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha228.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.65°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra296.70°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani319.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:11 – 15:32
Yamaganda07:28 – 08:49
Gulika Kāla10:09 – 11:30
Varjyam07:55 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:59 – 10:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:28 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:49 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:09 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:30 – 12:51 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:51 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:11 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:32 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:53 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:14 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:53 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:32 – 23:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:11 – 00:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:51 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:30 – 04:09 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:09 – 05:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:49 – 07:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872205.27
Julian Day2460670.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2020°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.84°
🪷 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 (24.2020°), declination -23.35°, EoT -0.96 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: 2024-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)