पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · October 23, 2017 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.18 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते।

सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शङ्खान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक्।।1.18।।

"1.18 And O King! Drupada, the sons of Droupadi and Soubhadra, the great soldier, blew their conches." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.18'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	185.72°	Tulā	Citrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	222.48°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	155.78°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	194.71°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	188.33°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शुक्र Śukra	166.40°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शनि Śani	239.56°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 31 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 28 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:05 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:39 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:00 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:18 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:08 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla	17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:00 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:03 – 09:30
Yamaganda	10:56 – 12:23
Gulika Kāla	13:49 – 15:15
Varjyam	07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta	09:18 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:37 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	08:03 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:30 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:56 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:23 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:49 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:15 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:42 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:08 – 19:42 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:42 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:15 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:49 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:23 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:56 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:30 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	05:03 – 06:37 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.1702°

Longitude: 72.8311°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 13 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869584.27
Julian Day	2458049.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1018°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	39.81°

🪷 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 (24.1018°), declination -11.41°, EoT 16.06 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: 2017-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)