पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · May 12, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.1 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचपरं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम्।यज्ज्ञात्वा मुनयः सर्वे परां सिद्धिमितो गताः।।14.1।।
"14.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: Now I will reveal unto the Wisdom which is beyond knowledge, by attaining which the sages have reached Perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.96°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra304.75°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala35.65°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha47.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.41°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra70.24°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani218.16°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:51 – 17:29
Yamaganda09:19 – 10:57
Gulika Kāla12:35 – 14:13
Varjyam06:35 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:02 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:40 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:19 – 10:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:57 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:35 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:13 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:51 – 17:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:29 – 19:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:08 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:29 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:51 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:13 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:35 – 01:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:57 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:19 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:40 – 06:02 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868689.27
Julian Day2457154.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0676°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.60°
🪷 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 (24.0676°), declination 18.01°, EoT 3.74 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: 2015-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)