पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · February 22, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.7 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Sambhavāmi Yuge Yuge · Krishna's avatāra-anchor
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत।

अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदाऽऽत्मानं सृजाम्यहम्।।4.7।।
"4.7 Whenever spirituality decays and materialism is rampant, then, O Arjuna, I reincarnate Myself!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya308.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra290.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.45°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha316.47°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra352.07°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani273.19°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:08 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:59 – 11:26
Yamaganda14:20 – 15:46
Gulika Kāla07:06 – 08:32
Varjyam07:34 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:11

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: Śiśira (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 Kāla07:06 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:32 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:59 – 11:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:26 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:53 – 14:20 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:20 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:46 – 17:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:13 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:40 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:13 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:46 – 23:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:20 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:53 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:26 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:59 – 05:32 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:32 – 07:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870436.27
Julian Day2458901.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1344°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.48°
🪷 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 (24.1344°), declination -10.45°, EoT -14.08 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: 2020-02-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)