पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · November 23, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya216.31°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra168.32°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.03°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha197.57°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.76°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra241.93°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani263.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:40 – 11:03
Yamaganda13:49 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla06:55 – 08:18
Varjyam07:22 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Kāla06:55 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:18 – 09:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:40 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:03 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:26 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:11 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:34 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:57 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:34 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:11 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:26 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:03 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:40 – 05:18 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:18 – 06:55 (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 Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870345.27
Julian Day2458810.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1309°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)313.97°
🪷 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 (24.1309°), declination -20.24°, EoT 12.85 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: 2019-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)