पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · January 21, 2022 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 4.5 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन।

तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप।।4.5।।
"4.5 Lord Shri Krishna replied: I have been born again and again, from time to time; thou too,O Arjuna! My births are known to Me, but thou knowest not thine." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.81°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra131.64°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala243.02°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha281.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati310.57°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra257.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani290.07°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:27 – 12:50
Yamaganda15:36 – 16:59
Gulika Kāla08:41 – 10:04
Varjyam07:46 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:18 – 08:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:41 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:04 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:27 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:50 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:13 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:36 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:59 – 18:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:21 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:59 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:36 – 23:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:13 – 00:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:50 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:27 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:04 – 05:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:41 – 07:18 (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)1871135.27
Julian Day2459600.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1611°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.52°
🪷 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 (24.1611°), declination -19.94°, EoT -11.26 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: 2022-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)