पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · January 25, 2021 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 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra56.60°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala14.48°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha299.38°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati284.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra266.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani280.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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)15:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:27
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 Kāla08:41 – 10:04
Yamaganda11:28 – 12:51
Gulika Kāla14:14 – 15:38
Varjyam07:46 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:18 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:41 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:04 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:28 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:51 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:14 – 15:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:38 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:01 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:24 – 20:01 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:01 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:38 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:14 – 00:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:51 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:28 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:04 – 05:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:41 – 07:18 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870774.27
Julian Day2459239.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1473°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.79°
🪷 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 (24.1473°), declination -18.95°, 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: 2021-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)