पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · October 6, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.27 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
नैते सृती पार्थ जानन्योगी मुह्यति कश्चन।

तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु योगयुक्तो भवार्जुन।।8.27।।
"8.27 O Arjuna! The saint knowing these paths is not confused. Therefore meditate perpetually." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.14°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra224.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala251.53°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha153.63°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati161.08°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra200.82°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani227.72°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

Somnāth — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:05 – 15:34
Yamaganda06:40 – 08:09
Gulika Kāla09:38 – 11:07
Varjyam07:10 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:26 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:40 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:09 – 09:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:38 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:07 – 12:36 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:36 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:05 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:34 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:02 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:31 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:02 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:34 – 23:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:05 – 00:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:36 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:07 – 03:38 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:38 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:09 – 06:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.888°
Longitude: 70.4017°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869202.27
Julian Day2457667.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0872°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)59.03°
🪷 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 (24.0872°), declination -5.22°, EoT 12.68 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: 2016-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)