पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · March 10, 2018 CE

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कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.37 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाच

काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः।

महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह वैरिणम्।।3.37।।

"3.37 Lord Shri Krishna: It is desire, it is aversion, born of passion. Desire consumes and corrupts everything. It is man's greatest enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	325.31°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	241.60°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	241.19°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
बुध Budha	341.78°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	208.92°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	339.47°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	253.68°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 54 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 05 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:27 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:03 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:36 – 13:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:58 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:57 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla	18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:36 – 01:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:01 – 11:30
Yamaganda	14:29 – 15:58
Gulika Kāla	07:02 – 08:32
Varjyam	07:32 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta	09:49 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	07:02 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:32 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	10:01 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	11:30 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:59 – 14:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	14:29 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:58 – 17:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:27 – 18:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:57 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:27 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:58 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	23:29 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:59 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	02:30 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	04:01 – 05:32 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:32 – 07:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.888°

Longitude: 70.4017°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869722.27
Julian Day	2458187.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1071°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	275.01°

🪷 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 (24.1071°), declination -4.19°, EoT -11.02 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: 2018-03-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)