पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · August 31, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.9 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।

साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते।।6.9।।
"6.9 He looks impartially on all - lover, friend or foe; indifferent or hostile; alien or relative; virtuous or sinful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya134.02°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra307.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.58°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha123.78°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.14°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra88.75°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani181.86°TulāCitrā P3

Surat, Gujarat — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:04 – 12:39
Yamaganda15:47 – 17:21
Gulika Kāla07:56 – 09:30
Varjyam06:53 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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 · 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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:22 – 07:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:56 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:30 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:04 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:39 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:13 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:47 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:21 – 18:56 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:56 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:21 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:47 – 23:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:13 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:39 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:04 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:30 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:56 – 06:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.1702°
Longitude: 72.8311°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 13 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Śatabhiṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867705.27
Julian Day2456170.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0299°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)175.07°
🪷 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 (24.0299°), declination 8.55°, EoT 0.15 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: 2012-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)