पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · January 25, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.22 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न मे पार्थास्ति कर्तव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु किञ्चन।

नानवाप्तमवाप्तव्यं वर्त एव च कर्मणि।।3.22।।
"3.22 There is nothing in this universe, O Arjuna, that I am compelled to do, nor anything for Me to attain; yet I am persistently active." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra281.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala230.26°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha289.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati258.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra319.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani270.05°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:05 – 11:28
Yamaganda14:14 – 15:37
Gulika Kāla07:18 – 08:41
Varjyam07:46 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:18 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:41 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:05 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:28 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:51 – 14:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:14 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:37 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:01 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:24 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:01 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:37 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:14 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:51 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:28 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:05 – 05:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:41 – 07:18 (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)1870408.27
Julian Day2458873.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1333°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.39°
🪷 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 (24.1333°), declination -19.13°, EoT -12.31 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: 2020-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)