पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · April 10, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: राम नवमी — Rāma Navamī
Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā. Sūryavaṃśa's most exalted moment.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (Ayodhyā) — -1626101-04-03 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.13 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः।

संप्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन्।।6.13।।
"6.13 Let him hold body, head and neck erect, motionless and steady; let him look fixedly at the tip of his nose, turning neither to the right nor to the left." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya356.00°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra94.25°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala301.68°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha3.27°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati329.22°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra310.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani298.72°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:44 – 19:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:56 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:41 – 20:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:22 – 18:56
Yamaganda12:40 – 14:14
Gulika Kāla15:48 – 17:22
Varjyam06:56 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:24 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:58 – 09:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:32 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:06 – 12:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:40 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:14 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:48 – 17:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:22 – 18:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:56 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:22 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:48 – 23:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:14 – 00:40 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:40 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:06 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:32 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:58 – 06:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Rāma Navamī — its dedicated walk.
Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871214.27
Julian Day2459679.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1641°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)99.71°
🪷 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 (24.1641°), declination 7.88°, EoT -1.61 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: 2022-04-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)