पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · September 2, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.22 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया।

यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।।8.22।।
"8.22 O Arjuna! That Highest God, in Whom all beings abide, and Who pervades the entire universe, is reached only by wholehearted devotion. [The following material (between the asterisks) is an example of what may be a "doctored' inclusion. It does not jibe with the rest of the ma…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya135.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra31.98°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.44°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha118.84°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.11°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra180.03°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani248.33°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:20 – 18:54
Yamaganda12:38 – 14:12
Gulika Kāla15:46 – 17:20
Varjyam06:53 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:22 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:56 – 09:30 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:30 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:04 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:38 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:12 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:46 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:20 – 18:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:54 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:20 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:46 – 23:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:12 – 00:38 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:38 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:04 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:30 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:56 – 06:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Saptamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869898.27
Julian Day2458363.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1138°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)259.42°
🪷 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 (24.1138°), declination 7.99°, EoT 0.81 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: 2018-09-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)