पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · September 23, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya155.61°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra77.17°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.43°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha170.01°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati233.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra166.15°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani259.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:57 – 09:28
Yamaganda10:59 – 12:30
Gulika Kāla14:01 – 15:32
Varjyam06:57 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:27 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:57 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:28 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:59 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:30 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:01 – 15:32 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:32 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:03 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:34 – 20:03 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:03 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:32 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:01 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:30 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:59 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:28 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:57 – 06:27 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870284.27
Julian Day2458749.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1286°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)285.17°
🪷 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 (24.1286°), declination 0.10°, EoT 8.44 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: 2019-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)