पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · December 28, 2040 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 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।
"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.48°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra177.78°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.12°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha259.76°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati183.39°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra298.87°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani178.14°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:35 – 07:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:31 – 12:52
Yamaganda15:33 – 16:54
Gulika Kāla08:49 – 10:10
Varjyam07:56 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:59 – 10:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:29 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:49 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:10 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:31 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:52 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:12 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:33 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:54 – 18:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:15 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:54 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:33 – 23:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:12 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:52 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:31 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:10 – 05:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:49 – 07:29 (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 Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878051.27
Julian Day2466516.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4256°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)288.03°
🪷 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 (24.4256°), declination -23.26°, EoT -1.89 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: 2040-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)