पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · August 31, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.12 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।17.12।।
"17.12 Sacrifice which is performed for the sake of its results, or for self-glorification - that, O best of Aryans, is the product of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra72.56°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.68°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha139.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.24°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra172.73°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani192.77°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:35
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 Kāla09:30 – 11:04
Yamaganda14:13 – 15:47
Gulika Kāla06:21 – 07:56
Varjyam06:53 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:21 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:56 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:30 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:04 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:39 – 14:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:13 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:47 – 17:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:21 – 18:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:56 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:21 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:47 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:13 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:39 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:04 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:30 – 04:56 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:56 – 06:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868070.27
Julian Day2456535.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0439°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)297.64°
🪷 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 (24.0439°), declination 8.64°, 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: 2013-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)