पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · April 7, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।

अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya353.58°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra347.48°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.95°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha7.67°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati140.05°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra337.40°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani231.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:06
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:15 – 15:48
Yamaganda06:27 – 08:00
Gulika Kāla09:34 – 11:08
Varjyam06:58 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:27 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:00 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:34 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:08 – 12:41 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:41 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:15 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:48 – 17:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:22 – 18:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:56 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:22 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:48 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:15 – 00:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:41 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:08 – 03:34 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:34 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:00 – 06:27 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869020.27
Julian Day2457485.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0802°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)353.66°
🪷 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 (24.0802°), declination 6.93°, EoT -2.49 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: 2016-04-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)