पञ्चाङ्ग — Somnāth · March 24, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: यमुना जयन्ती — Yamunā Jayantī
Manifestation of Yamunā Devī; Vraja-bhakti-pravāhinī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.8 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययोः।

प्रणवः सर्ववेदेषु शब्दः खे पौरुषं नृषु।।7.8।।
"7.8 O Arjuna! I am the Fluidity in water, the Light in the sun and in the moon. I am the mystic syllable Om in the Vedic scriptures, the Sound in ether, the Virility in man." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya339.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra45.83°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala322.25°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha314.47°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.97°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra357.26°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani340.42°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:31 – 13:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:57 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:31 – 01:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:58 – 17:30
Yamaganda09:52 – 11:24
Gulika Kāla12:55 – 14:27
Varjyam07:20 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:50 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:21 – 09:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:52 – 11:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:24 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:55 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:27 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:58 – 17:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:30 – 19:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:01 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:30 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:58 – 23:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:27 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:55 – 02:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:24 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:52 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:21 – 06:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872658.27
Julian Day2461123.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2194°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.66°
🪷 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 (24.2194°), declination 1.36°, EoT -6.90 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: 2026-03-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)