पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · September 1, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।
"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya134.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra254.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.88°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha125.49°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.59°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra102.66°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani236.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:04 – 12:38
Yamaganda15:46 – 17:21
Gulika Kāla07:56 – 09:30
Varjyam06:53 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:22 – 07:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:56 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:30 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:04 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:38 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:12 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:46 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:21 – 18:55 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:55 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:21 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:46 – 23:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:12 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:38 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:04 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:30 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:56 – 06:22 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869532.27
Julian Day2457997.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0998°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)118.93°
🪷 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 (24.0998°), declination 8.27°, EoT 0.48 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: 2017-09-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)