पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · December 11, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.20 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि

न्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः।

अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो

न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे।।2.20।।
"2.20 It was not born; It will never die, nor once having been, can It cease to be. Unborn, Eternal, Ever-enduring, yet Most Ancient, the Spirit dies not when the body is dead." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.20'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya235.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra153.72°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.64°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha239.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati198.74°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra227.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani244.67°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:28 – 09:50
Yamaganda11:11 – 12:33
Gulika Kāla13:54 – 15:16
Varjyam07:34 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:07 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:28 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:50 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:11 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:33 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:54 – 15:16 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:16 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:37 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:59 – 19:37 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:37 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:16 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:54 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:33 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:11 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:50 – 05:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:28 – 07:07 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.1702°
Longitude: 72.8311°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 13 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869633.27
Julian Day2458098.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.57°
🪷 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 (24.1037°), declination -23.00°, EoT 5.99 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: 2017-12-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)