पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · November 28, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.24 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
संजय उवाच

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्।।1.24।।
"1.24 Sanjaya said: "Having listened to the request of Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna drew up His bright chariot exactly in the midst between the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya221.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra69.11°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.74°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha226.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.87°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra177.43°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani222.92°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:30 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:43 – 11:05
Yamaganda13:50 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla06:58 – 08:20
Varjyam07:26 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:58 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:20 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:43 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:05 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:27 – 13:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:50 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:12 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:34 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:57 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:34 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:12 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:50 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:27 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:05 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:43 – 05:20 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:20 – 06:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868889.27
Julian Day2457354.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0752°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)208.37°
🪷 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 (24.0752°), declination -21.21°, EoT 11.22 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: 2015-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)