पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · September 6, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.78 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः।

तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम।।18.78।
"18.78 Wherever is the Lord Shri Krishna, the Prince of Wisdom, and wherever is Arjuna, the Great Archer, I am more than convinced that good fortune, victory, happiness and righteousness will follow"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.78's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya139.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra227.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.57°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha140.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra145.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani259.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:03 – 12:36
Yamaganda15:43 – 17:17
Gulika Kāla07:56 – 09:30
Varjyam06:54 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:23 – 07:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:56 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:30 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:03 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:36 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:10 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:43 – 17:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:17 – 18:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:50 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:17 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:43 – 23:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:10 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:36 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:03 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:30 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:56 – 06:23 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870267.27
Julian Day2458732.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1279°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.82°
🪷 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 (24.1279°), declination 6.61°, EoT 2.20 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: 2019-09-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)