पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · June 17, 2013 CE

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BG 14.8 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत।।14.8।।

"14.8 But Ignorance, the product of darkness, stupefies the senses in all embodied beings, binding them by chains of folly, indolence and lethargy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	61.99°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra	155.89°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	47.52°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
बुध Budha	85.64°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	63.40°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra	82.80°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शनि Śani	190.90°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 25 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 35 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:09 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:50 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:12 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:53 – 15:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:10 – 19:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:22 – 19:55
Amṛta Kāla	19:07 – 20:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:12 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:37 – 09:18
Yamaganda	10:59 – 12:39
Gulika Kāla	14:20 – 16:01
Varjyam	06:30 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:57 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:37 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:18 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:59 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:39 – 14:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	14:20 – 16:01 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	16:01 – 17:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:41 – 19:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:22 – 20:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:41 – 22:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	22:01 – 23:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	23:20 – 00:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:39 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:59 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:18 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:37 – 05:57 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.1702°

Longitude: 72.8311°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 13 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867995.27
Julian Day	2456460.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0410°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	97.48°

🪷 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 (24.0410°), declination 23.38°, EoT -0.61 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: 2013-06-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)