पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · December 9, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.18 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।

अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।।2.18।।
"2.18 The material bodies which this Eternal, Indestructible, Immeasurable Spirit inhabits are all finite. Therefore fight, O Valiant Man!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya233.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra127.00°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala185.38°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha242.09°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati198.34°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra225.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani244.43°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:38 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:49 – 11:10
Yamaganda13:53 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla07:05 – 08:27
Varjyam07:33 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:05 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:27 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:49 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:10 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:32 – 13:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:53 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:15 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:37 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:58 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:37 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:15 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:53 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:32 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:10 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:49 – 05:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:27 – 07:05 (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)1869631.27
Julian Day2458096.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1036°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)250.54°
🪷 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 (24.1036°), declination -22.82°, EoT 6.87 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: 2017-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)