पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · April 16, 2016 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 4.2 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः।

स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप।।4.2।।
"4.2 The Divine Kings knew it, for it was their tradition. Then, after a long time, at last it was forgotten." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.41°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra114.40°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha21.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.33°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra348.50°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani231.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:29 – 11:04
Yamaganda14:14 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla06:19 – 07:54
Varjyam06:51 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Kāla06:19 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:54 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:29 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:04 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:39 – 14:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:14 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:48 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:23 – 18:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:58 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:23 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:48 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:14 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:39 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:04 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:29 – 04:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:54 – 06:19 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869029.27
Julian Day2457494.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0806°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)109.07°
🪷 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 (24.0806°), declination 10.22°, EoT 0.02 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: 2016-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)