पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · August 24, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.31 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि स योगी मयि वर्तते।।6.31।।
"6.31 The sage who realises the unity of life and who worships Me in all beings, lives in Me, whatever may be his lot." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.76°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra109.85°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.32°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha140.83°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati103.71°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra110.15°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani203.28°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:34
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:27 – 19:02
Yamaganda12:41 – 14:16
Gulika Kāla15:51 – 17:27
Varjyam06:51 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:19 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:55 – 09:30 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:30 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:05 – 12:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:41 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:16 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:51 – 17:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:27 – 19:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:02 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:27 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:51 – 23:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:16 – 00:41 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:41 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:05 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:30 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:55 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868428.27
Julian Day2456893.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0576°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.69°
🪷 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 (24.0576°), declination 11.18°, EoT -1.99 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: 2014-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)