पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · December 1, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.8 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।

दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।
"11.8 Yet since with mortal eyes thou canst not see Me, lo! I give thee the Divine Sight. See now the glory of My Sovereignty."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya224.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra147.97°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala315.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha216.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati220.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra184.74°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani253.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:44 – 11:06
Yamaganda13:51 – 15:13
Gulika Kāla07:00 – 08:22
Varjyam07:28 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:00 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:22 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:44 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:06 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:29 – 13:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:51 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:13 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:35 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:57 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:35 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:13 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:51 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:29 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:06 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:44 – 05:22 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:22 – 07:00 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869988.27
Julian Day2458453.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1172°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)282.07°
🪷 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 (24.1172°), declination -21.76°, EoT 10.13 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: 2018-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)