पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · December 5, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.25 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।

यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः।।10.25।।
"10.25 Of the great seers I am Bhrigu, of words I am Om, of offerings I am the silent prayer, among things immovable I am the Himalayas." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya229.24°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra291.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala294.86°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha248.72°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.88°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra272.70°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani233.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:08 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:25 – 09:47
Yamaganda11:08 – 12:30
Gulika Kāla13:52 – 15:14
Varjyam07:30 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:36 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:03 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:25 – 09:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:47 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:08 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:30 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:52 – 15:14 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:14 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:36 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:57 – 19:36 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:36 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:14 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:52 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:30 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:08 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:47 – 05:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:25 – 07:03 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869262.27
Julian Day2457727.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0895°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.42°
🪷 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 (24.0895°), declination -22.40°, EoT 8.56 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: 2016-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)