पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · April 23, 2021 CE

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BG 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।

"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	8.97°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	132.66°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	65.32°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	13.12°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	302.99°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	15.80°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शनि Śani	288.64°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 46 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 13 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:31 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:10 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:12 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:45 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:01 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla	18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:12 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:01 – 12:37
Yamaganda	15:49 – 17:25
Gulika Kāla	07:49 – 09:25
Varjyam	06:46 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:14 – 07:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:49 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:25 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	11:01 – 12:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:37 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	14:13 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:49 – 17:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:25 – 19:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:01 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:25 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:49 – 23:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	23:13 – 00:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:37 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	02:01 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:25 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:49 – 06:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.1702°

Longitude: 72.8311°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 13 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870862.27
Julian Day	2459327.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1507°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	125.95°

🪷 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 (24.1507°), declination 12.55°, EoT 1.60 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2021-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)