पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · March 16, 2040 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.18 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः।शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः।।12.18।।

"12.18 He to whom friend and foe are alike, who welcomes equally honour and dishonour, heat and cold, pleasure and pain, who is enamoured of nothing," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra

Bengali Saṁvat: 1447

Malayalam Era: 1216

Nanakshahi: 571

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	331.65°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	8.61°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	74.59°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	303.69°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	151.91°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	311.49°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani	164.51°	Kanyā	Hasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 02 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 57 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:22 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:58 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:35 – 13:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:59 – 15:48
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:00 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla	18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:35 – 01:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:29 – 12:59
Yamaganda	16:00 – 17:30
Gulika Kāla	08:28 – 09:59
Varjyam	07:28 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta	09:47 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:58 – 08:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:28 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:59 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	11:29 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:59 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	14:29 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	16:00 – 17:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:30 – 19:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:00 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:30 – 22:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	22:00 – 23:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	23:29 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:59 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	02:29 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:59 – 05:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:28 – 06:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.4707°

Longitude: 70.0577°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877764.27
Julian Day	2466229.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4146°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	38.07°

🪷 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 (24.4146°), declination -1.56°, EoT -9.36 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: 2040-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)