पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · July 12, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.47 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।

श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।
"6.47 I look upon him as the best of mystics who, full of faith, worshippeth Me and abideth in Me."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya85.57°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra70.21°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha111.80°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.11°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra127.80°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani250.58°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:57 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta19:12 – 19:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:24 – 19:57
Amṛta Kāla19:09 – 20:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:24 – 16:04
Yamaganda06:04 – 07:44
Gulika Kāla09:24 – 11:04
Varjyam06:37 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:04 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:44 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:24 – 11:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:04 – 12:44 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:44 – 14:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:24 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:04 – 17:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:44 – 19:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:24 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:44 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:04 – 23:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:24 – 00:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:44 – 02:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:04 – 03:24 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:24 – 04:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:44 – 06:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869846.27
Julian Day2458311.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1118°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.98°
🪷 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 (24.1118°), declination 21.99°, EoT -5.24 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: 2018-07-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)