पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · January 23, 2013 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 10.15 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम।

भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते।।10.15।।
"10.15 Thou alone knowest Thyself, by the power of Thy Self; Thou the Supreme Spirit, the Source and Master of all being, the Lord of Lords, the Ruler of the Universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.15°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra53.06°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.89°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha282.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati41.97°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra263.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani196.61°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:50 – 14:14
Yamaganda08:41 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla11:27 – 12:50
Varjyam07:46 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Labha07:18 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:41 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:04 – 11:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:27 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:50 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:14 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:37 – 17:00 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:00 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:23 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:00 – 21:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:37 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:14 – 00:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:50 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:27 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:04 – 05:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:41 – 07:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867850.27
Julian Day2456315.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0355°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.29°
🪷 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 (24.0355°), declination -19.44°, EoT -11.81 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: 2013-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)