पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · April 8, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.23 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
गतसङ्गस्य मुक्तस्य ज्ञानावस्थितचेतसः।

यज्ञायाचरतः कर्म समग्रं प्रविलीयते।।4.23।।
"4.23 He who is without attachment, free, his mind centered in wisdom, his actions, being done as a sacrifice, leave no trace behind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya354.06°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra261.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala257.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha342.92°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.58°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra15.30°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani254.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:31 – 19:05
Yamaganda12:51 – 14:24
Gulika Kāla15:58 – 17:31
Varjyam07:07 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:36 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:10 – 09:43 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:43 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:17 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:51 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:24 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:58 – 17:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:31 – 19:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:05 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:31 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:58 – 23:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:24 – 00:51 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:51 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:17 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:43 – 05:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:10 – 06:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 20.888°
Longitude: 70.4017°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869751.27
Julian Day2458216.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1082°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.67°
🪷 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 (24.1082°), declination 7.12°, EoT -2.19 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: 2018-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)