पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · March 17, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.7 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga🪷 Mamaivāṁśo Jīva-Bhūtaḥ · The Jīva is My Fragment
ममैवांशो जीवलोके जीवभूतः सनातनः।मनःषष्ठानीन्द्रियाणि प्रकृतिस्थानि कर्षति।।15.7।।
"15.7 It is only a very small part of My Eternal Self, which is the life of the universe, drawing round itself the six senses, the mind the last, which have their source in Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.52°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra12.76°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.15°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha307.08°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati296.00°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra329.91°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani285.95°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:48 – 14:18
Yamaganda08:17 – 09:47
Gulika Kāla11:17 – 12:48
Varjyam07:16 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:46 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:17 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:47 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:17 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:48 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:18 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:49 – 17:19 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:19 – 18:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:49 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:19 – 21:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:49 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:18 – 00:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:48 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:17 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:47 – 05:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:17 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870825.27
Julian Day2459290.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1492°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.29°
🪷 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 (24.1492°), declination -1.32°, EoT -9.06 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: 2021-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)