पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · March 18, 2021 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।

"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.8'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	333.52°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	24.63°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	43.74°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	308.45°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	296.21°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	331.16°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	286.04°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 04 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 55 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:09 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:45 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:23 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:48 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:50 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla	18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:23 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:18 – 15:49
Yamaganda	06:45 – 08:16
Gulika Kāla	09:46 – 11:17
Varjyam	07:15 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta	09:34 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:45 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	08:16 – 09:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:46 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	11:17 – 12:47 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:47 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	14:18 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:49 – 17:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:19 – 18:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:50 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:19 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:49 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	23:18 – 00:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:47 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	02:17 – 03:46 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:46 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	05:16 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.1702°

Longitude: 72.8311°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 13 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870826.27
Julian Day	2459291.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1493°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	54.29°

🪷 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 (24.1493°), declination -0.93°, EoT -8.76 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: 2021-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)