पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · February 22, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.16 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।
"13.16 It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya308.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra162.58°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala10.75°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha325.52°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra266.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani262.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:26 – 12:53
Yamaganda15:46 – 17:13
Gulika Kāla08:32 – 09:59
Varjyam07:34 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:05 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:32 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:59 – 11:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:26 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:53 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:20 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:46 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:13 – 18:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:40 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:13 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:46 – 23:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:20 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:53 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:26 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:59 – 05:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:32 – 07:05 (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)1870071.27
Julian Day2458536.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1204°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)211.80°
🪷 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 (24.1204°), declination -10.36°, EoT -14.08 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: 2019-02-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)