पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · February 8, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.11 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।

नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।
"6.11 Having chosen a holy place, let him sit in a firm posture on a seat, neither too high nor too low, and covered with a grass mat, a deer skin and a cloth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.06°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra188.76°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala287.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha307.32°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.26°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra302.44°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani335.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)13:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:23
Abhijit Muhūrta12:40 – 13:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:56 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:40 – 01:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:18 – 18:43
Yamaganda13:03 – 14:28
Gulika Kāla15:53 – 17:18
Varjyam07:51 – 08:09
Dur Muhūrta 10:01 – 10:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:23 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:48 – 10:13 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:13 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:38 – 13:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla13:03 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:28 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:53 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:18 – 18:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:43 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:18 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:53 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:28 – 01:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha01:03 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:38 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:13 – 05:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:48 – 07:23 (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 Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872614.27
Julian Day2461079.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2177°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)253.70°
🪷 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 (24.2177°), declination -15.04°, EoT -14.45 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: 2026-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)