पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · February 21, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.62 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते।

सङ्गात् संजायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते।।2.62।।
"2.62 When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them; attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.62's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra108.01°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.01°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha285.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.58°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra280.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani231.19°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:08 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:13 – 18:40
Yamaganda12:53 – 14:20
Gulika Kāla15:46 – 17:13
Varjyam07:35 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:06 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:33 – 10:00 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:00 – 11:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:26 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:53 – 14:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:20 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:46 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:13 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:40 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:13 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:46 – 23:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:20 – 00:53 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:53 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:26 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:00 – 05:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:33 – 07:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868974.27
Julian Day2457439.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0785°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.70°
🪷 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 (24.0785°), declination -10.82°, EoT -14.19 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: 2016-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)