पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · October 22, 2017 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।

"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	184.73°	Tulā	Citrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	210.35°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	155.15°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	193.13°	Tulā	Svātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	188.11°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शुक्र Śukra	165.16°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शनि Śani	239.47°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 32 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 27 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:04 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:39 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:00 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:18 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:09 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla	17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:00 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:42 – 18:09
Yamaganda	12:23 – 13:49
Gulika Kāla	15:16 – 16:42
Varjyam	07:05 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta	09:18 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:36 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:03 – 09:30 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:30 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:56 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:23 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:49 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:16 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:42 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:09 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:42 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:16 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:49 – 00:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:23 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:56 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:30 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:03 – 06:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.1702°

Longitude: 72.8311°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 13 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869583.27
Julian Day	2458048.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1017°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	28.40°

🪷 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 (24.1017°), declination -11.06°, EoT 15.95 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: 2017-10-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)