पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · March 10, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.3 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
क्षेत्रज्ञं चापि मां विद्धि सर्वक्षेत्रेषु भारत।

क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोर्ज्ञानं यत्तज्ज्ञानं मतं मम।।13.3।।
"13.3 I am the Omniscient self that abides in the playground of Matter; knowledge of Matter and of the all-knowing Self is wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya325.56°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra114.23°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala5.66°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha328.05°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.04°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra348.25°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani242.91°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:20 – 12:50
Yamaganda15:48 – 17:18
Gulika Kāla08:22 – 09:51
Varjyam07:22 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 Chala06:52 – 08:22 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:22 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:51 – 11:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:20 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:50 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:19 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:48 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:18 – 18:47 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:47 – 20:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:18 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:48 – 23:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:19 – 00:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:50 – 02:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:20 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:51 – 05:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:22 – 06:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869357.27
Julian Day2457822.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0931°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.43°
🪷 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 (24.0931°), declination -4.09°, EoT -11.02 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: 2017-03-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)