पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · December 12, 2016 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

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BG 10.32 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन।

अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्।।10.32।।

"10.32 I am the Beginning, the Middle and the End in creation; among sciences, I am the science of Spirituality; I am the Discussion among disputants." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.32'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	236.35°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	28.46°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	300.12°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	256.93°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	173.97°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	280.80°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
शनि Śani	234.76°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 51 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 08 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:40 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:13 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:11 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:22 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:59 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla	17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:11 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:29 – 09:50
Yamaganda	11:12 – 12:33
Gulika Kāla	13:55 – 15:16
Varjyam	07:34 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta	09:39 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	07:07 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:29 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:50 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	11:12 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:33 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:55 – 15:16 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:16 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:38 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:59 – 19:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:38 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:16 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:55 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:33 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	02:12 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:50 – 05:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:29 – 07:07 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.1702°

Longitude: 72.8311°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 13 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869269.27
Julian Day	2457734.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0897°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	154.18°

🪷 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 (24.0897°), declination -23.09°, EoT 5.54 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: 2016-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)