पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · March 10, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.37 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः।

महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह वैरिणम्।।3.37।।
"3.37 Lord Shri Krishna: It is desire, it is aversion, born of passion. Desire consumes and corrupts everything. It is man's greatest enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya325.31°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra241.60°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala241.19°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha341.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.92°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra339.47°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani253.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:53
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:51 – 11:20
Yamaganda14:19 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla06:53 – 08:22
Varjyam07:22 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:39 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:53 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:22 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:51 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:20 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:50 – 14:19 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:19 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:48 – 17:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:18 – 18:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:47 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:18 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:48 – 23:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:19 – 00:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:50 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:20 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:51 – 05:22 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:22 – 06:53 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869722.27
Julian Day2458187.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1071°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.01°
🪷 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 (24.1071°), declination -4.19°, EoT -11.02 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: 2018-03-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)