पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · February 11, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.51 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तवसौम्यं जनार्दन।

इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः।।11.51।।
"11.51 Arjuna said: Seeing Thee in Thy gentle human form, my Lord, I am myself again, calm once more." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.41°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra118.60°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala345.91°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha281.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.53°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra341.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani241.20°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:28
Yamaganda14:19 – 15:44
Gulika Kāla07:12 – 08:37
Varjyam07:40 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:12 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:37 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:02 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:28 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:53 – 14:19 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:19 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:44 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:09 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:35 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:09 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:44 – 23:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:19 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:53 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:28 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:02 – 05:37 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:37 – 07:12 (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)1869330.27
Julian Day2457795.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0921°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.91°
🪷 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 (24.0921°), declination -14.01°, EoT -14.58 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: 2017-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)