पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · November 13, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.20 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
द्यावापृथिव्योरिदमन्तरं हि

व्याप्तं त्वयैकेन दिशश्च सर्वाः।

दृष्ट्वाऽद्भुतं रूपमुग्रं तवेदं

लोकत्रयं प्रव्यथितं महात्मन्।।11.20।।
"11.20 Alone thou fillest all the quarters of the sky, earth and heaven, and the regions between. O Almighty Lord! Seeing Thy marvellous and awe-inspiring Form, the spheres tremble with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya206.98°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra176.10°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.76°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha187.88°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.75°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra175.10°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani272.81°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:00 – 12:23
Yamaganda15:11 – 16:35
Gulika Kāla08:12 – 09:36
Varjyam07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:49 – 08:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:12 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:36 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:00 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:47 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:11 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:35 – 17:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:58 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:35 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:11 – 22:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:47 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:00 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:36 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:12 – 06:49 (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 Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870701.27
Julian Day2459166.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1445°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)331.04°
🪷 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 (24.1445°), declination -18.04°, EoT 15.26 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: 2020-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)