पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · July 22, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.3 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः।

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे।।18.3।।
"18.3 Some philosophers say that all action is evil and should be abandoned. Others that acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya95.35°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra76.26°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.66°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha120.90°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.31°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra54.68°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani237.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:57 – 15:50
Godhūli Muhūrta19:10 – 19:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:22 – 19:55
Amṛta Kāla19:07 – 20:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:26 – 11:06
Yamaganda14:24 – 16:03
Gulika Kāla06:08 – 07:47
Varjyam06:41 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:08 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:47 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:26 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:06 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:45 – 14:24 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:24 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:03 – 17:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:42 – 19:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:22 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:42 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:03 – 23:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:24 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:45 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:06 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:26 – 04:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:47 – 06:08 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869491.27
Julian Day2457956.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0982°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.64°
🪷 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 (24.0982°), declination 20.26°, EoT -6.10 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: 2017-07-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)