पञ्चाङ्ग — Rajkot, Gujarat · March 7, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.38 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
कच्चिन्नोभयविभ्रष्टश्छिन्नाभ्रमिव नश्यति।

अप्रतिष्ठो महाबाहो विमूढो ब्रह्मणः पथि।।6.38।।
"6.38 Having failed in both, my Lord, is he without hope, like a riven cloud having no support, lost on the spiritual road?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.26°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra184.25°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala308.88°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha322.84°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.73°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra336.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani338.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta12:35 – 13:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:57 – 15:44
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:35 – 01:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:01 – 11:30
Yamaganda14:27 – 15:56
Gulika Kāla07:04 – 08:32
Varjyam07:33 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:04 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:32 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:01 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:30 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:59 – 14:27 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:27 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:56 – 17:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:25 – 18:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:53 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:25 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:56 – 23:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:27 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:59 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:30 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:01 – 05:32 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:32 – 07:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.3039°
Longitude: 70.8022°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872641.27
Julian Day2461106.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2187°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.00°
🪷 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 (24.2187°), declination -5.34°, EoT -11.77 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: 2026-03-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)