पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · December 17, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.43 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः।

उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः।।1.43।।
"1.43 By the destruction of our lineage and the pollution of blood, ancient class traditions and family purity alike perish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.68°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra310.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.80°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha256.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.66°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra199.75°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani225.16°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:57 – 15:18
Yamaganda07:10 – 08:31
Gulika Kāla09:53 – 11:14
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:10 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:31 – 09:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:53 – 11:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:14 – 12:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:35 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:57 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:18 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:40 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:01 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:40 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:18 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:57 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:35 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:14 – 03:53 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:53 – 05:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:31 – 07:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868908.27
Julian Day2457373.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0759°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.01°
🪷 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 (24.0759°), declination -23.33°, EoT 3.25 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: 2015-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)