पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · April 20, 2019 CE

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यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्।यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः।।15.11।।

"15.11 The saints with great effort find Him within themselves; but not the unintelligent, who in spite of every effort cannot control their minds." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	5.57°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	193.23°	Tulā	Svātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	48.68°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
बुध Budha	339.09°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	240.07°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
शुक्र Śukra	334.87°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	266.23°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 43 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 16 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:34 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:13 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:12 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:45 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:59 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla	18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:12 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:27 – 11:02
Yamaganda	14:13 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla	06:16 – 07:52
Varjyam	06:48 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta	09:14 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:16 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:52 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:27 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	11:02 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:38 – 14:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	14:13 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:48 – 17:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:24 – 18:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:59 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:24 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:48 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	23:13 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:38 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	02:02 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:27 – 04:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:52 – 06:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.1702°

Longitude: 72.8311°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 13 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870128.27
Julian Day	2458593.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1226°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	188.94°

🪷 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 (24.1226°), declination 11.36°, EoT 0.97 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: 2019-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)