पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · February 21, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।
"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya308.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra221.74°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.49°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha317.50°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra344.80°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani325.62°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:41 – 13:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:59 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:41 – 01:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:37 – 13:04
Yamaganda15:57 – 17:23
Gulika Kāla08:44 – 10:11
Varjyam07:47 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:59 – 10:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:18 – 08:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:44 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:11 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:37 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha13:04 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:30 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:57 – 17:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:23 – 18:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:50 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:23 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:57 – 23:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:30 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta01:04 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:37 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:11 – 05:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:44 – 07:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872262.27
Julian Day2460727.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2042°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.70°
🪷 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 (24.2042°), declination -10.53°, EoT -14.19 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: 2025-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)