पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · July 18, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.23 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्।

कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः।।5.23।।
"5.23 He who, before he leaves his body, learns to surmount the promptings of desire and anger is a saint and is happy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.31°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra347.98°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.65°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha71.18°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati95.59°KarkaPuṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra65.09°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani202.36°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:57 – 15:50
Godhūli Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 19:56
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:05 – 12:45
Yamaganda16:04 – 17:43
Gulika Kāla07:46 – 09:25
Varjyam06:40 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:06 – 07:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:46 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:05 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:45 – 14:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:24 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:04 – 17:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:43 – 19:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:23 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:43 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:04 – 23:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:24 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:45 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:05 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:46 – 06:06 (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 Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868391.27
Julian Day2456856.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0562°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)253.54°
🪷 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 (24.0562°), declination 21.06°, EoT -5.86 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: 2014-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)