पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · April 6, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।
"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya351.86°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra188.88°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala9.63°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha347.16°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.76°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra29.18°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani220.22°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:01 – 09:35
Yamaganda11:08 – 12:41
Gulika Kāla14:15 – 15:48
Varjyam06:59 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:28 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:01 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:35 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:08 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:41 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:15 – 15:48 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:48 – 17:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:21 – 18:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:55 – 20:21 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:21 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:48 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:15 – 00:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:41 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:08 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:35 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:01 – 06:28 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868653.27
Julian Day2457118.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0662°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)198.59°
🪷 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 (24.0662°), declination 6.27°, EoT -2.79 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: 2015-04-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)