पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · October 5, 2017 CE

Also observed today

रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.78 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः।

तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम।।18.78।

"18.78 Wherever is the Lord Shri Krishna, the Prince of Wisdom, and wherever is Arjuna, the Great Archer, I am more than convinced that good fortune, victory, happiness and righteousness will follow"" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.78's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	167.90°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	338.39°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	144.42°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	164.65°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	184.43°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	144.08°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	238.23°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 52 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 07 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:55 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:31 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:03 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:25 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:03 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:55 – 15:24
Yamaganda	06:30 – 07:59
Gulika Kāla	09:28 – 10:57
Varjyam	07:00 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:30 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:59 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:28 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:57 – 12:26 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:26 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:55 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:24 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:53 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:23 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:53 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:24 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:55 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:26 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:57 – 03:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:28 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:59 – 06:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.1702°

Longitude: 72.8311°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 13 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869566.27
Julian Day	2458031.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1011°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.65°

🪷 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 (24.1011°), declination -4.74°, EoT 12.39 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: 2017-10-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)