पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · May 13, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.46 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः।

कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन।।6.46।।
"6.46 The wise man is superior to the ascetic and to the scholar and to the man of action; therefore be thou a wise man, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.12°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra166.27°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala326.56°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha40.32°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra347.44°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani300.72°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:57 – 12:35
Yamaganda15:52 – 17:30
Gulika Kāla07:40 – 09:18
Varjyam06:34 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:02 – 07:40 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:40 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:18 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:57 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:35 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:13 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:52 – 17:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:30 – 19:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:08 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:30 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:52 – 23:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:13 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:35 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:57 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:18 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:40 – 06:02 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871247.27
Julian Day2459712.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1654°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.89°
🪷 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 (24.1654°), declination 18.34°, EoT 3.75 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: 2022-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)