पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · July 23, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.63 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया।विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु।।18.63।।
"18.63 Thus have I revealed to thee the Truth, the Mystery of mysteries. Having thought it over, thou art free to act as thou wilt." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.63's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya96.28°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra261.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala121.26°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha85.16°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.37°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra126.76°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani286.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:57 – 15:50
Godhūli Muhūrta19:09 – 19:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:21 – 19:54
Amṛta Kāla19:06 – 20:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:06 – 12:45
Yamaganda16:03 – 17:42
Gulika Kāla07:48 – 09:27
Varjyam06:41 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:08 – 07:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:48 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:27 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:06 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:45 – 14:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:24 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:03 – 17:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:42 – 19:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:21 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:42 – 22:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:03 – 23:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:24 – 00:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:45 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:06 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:27 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:48 – 06:08 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870953.27
Julian Day2459418.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1541°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)167.57°
🪷 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 (24.1541°), declination 20.06°, EoT -6.13 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: 2021-07-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)