पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · April 8, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.2 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचइदं शरीरं कौन्तेय क्षेत्रमित्यभिधीयते।एतद्यो वेत्ति तं प्राहुः क्षेत्रज्ञ इति तद्विदः।।13.2।।
"13.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Arjuna! The body of man is the playground of the Self; and That which knows the activities of Matter, sages call the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.2'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya353.83°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra213.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala11.11°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha351.19°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.75°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra31.53°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani220.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:41 – 14:15
Yamaganda08:00 – 09:34
Gulika Kāla11:07 – 12:41
Varjyam06:58 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:26 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:00 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:34 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:07 – 12:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:41 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:15 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:48 – 17:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:22 – 18:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:55 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:22 – 21:48 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:48 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:15 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:41 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:07 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:34 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:00 – 06:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868655.27
Julian Day2457120.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0663°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)222.38°
🪷 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 (24.0663°), declination 7.02°, EoT -2.19 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: 2015-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)