पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · January 28, 2014 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 2.9 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तप।

न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह।।2.9।।
"2.9 Sanjaya continued: "Arjuna, the conqueror of all enemies, then told the Lord of All-Hearts that he would no fight, and became silent, O King!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.98°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra243.40°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.69°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha301.60°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.94°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra259.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani208.05°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:48 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:39 – 17:02
Yamaganda10:04 – 11:28
Gulika Kāla12:52 – 14:15
Varjyam07:45 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:17 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:41 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:04 – 11:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:28 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:52 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:15 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:39 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:02 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:26 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:02 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:39 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:15 – 00:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:52 – 02:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:28 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:04 – 05:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:41 – 07:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868220.27
Julian Day2456685.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0496°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.71°
🪷 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 (24.0496°), declination -18.26°, EoT -12.97 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: 2014-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)