पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · February 1, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.15 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः।हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर्मुक्तो यः स च मे प्रियः।।12.15।।
"12.15 He who does not harm the world, and whom the world cannot harm, who is not carried away by any impulse of joy, anger or fear, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra245.97°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.54°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha288.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati233.62°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra242.27°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani260.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:28 – 12:52
Yamaganda15:40 – 17:04
Gulika Kāla08:40 – 10:04
Varjyam07:44 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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 Chala07:16 – 08:40 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:40 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:04 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:28 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:52 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:16 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:40 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:04 – 18:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:29 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:04 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:40 – 23:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:16 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:52 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:28 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:04 – 05:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:40 – 07:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870050.27
Julian Day2458515.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1196°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)316.34°
🪷 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 (24.1196°), declination -17.23°, EoT -13.69 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: 2019-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)