पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · May 4, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.5 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता।मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव।।16.5।।
"16.5 Godly qualities lead to liberation; godless to bondage. Do not be anxious, Prince! Thou hast the Godly qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.5'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.19°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra8.42°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala57.82°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha0.55°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra351.83°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani266.30°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:37
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:21 – 10:58
Yamaganda14:13 – 15:50
Gulika Kāla06:06 – 07:44
Varjyam06:39 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:06 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:44 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:21 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:58 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:35 – 14:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:13 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:50 – 17:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:27 – 19:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:04 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:27 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:50 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:13 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:35 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:58 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:21 – 04:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:44 – 06:06 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870142.27
Julian Day2458607.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1231°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)348.41°
🪷 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 (24.1231°), declination 15.83°, EoT 3.26 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: 2019-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)