पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · October 30, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.23 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।

तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम्।।9.23।।
"9.23 Even those who worship the lesser Powers, if they do so with faith, they thereby worship Me, though not in the right way." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya192.96°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra185.42°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.30°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha194.14°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati166.16°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra229.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani229.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:09 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:44 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:39 – 18:04
Yamaganda12:22 – 13:48
Gulika Kāla15:13 – 16:39
Varjyam07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:40 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:06 – 09:31 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:31 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:57 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:22 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:48 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:13 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:39 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:04 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:39 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:13 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:48 – 00:22 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:22 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:57 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:31 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:06 – 06:40 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869226.27
Julian Day2457691.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0881°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)353.20°
🪷 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 (24.0881°), declination -13.87°, EoT 16.45 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: 2016-10-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)