पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · August 27, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.13 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा।

असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे।।10.13।।
"10.13 So have said the seers and the divine sage Narada; as well as Asita, Devala and Vyasa; and Thou Thyself also sayest it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya129.61°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra126.11°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala39.29°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha156.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati343.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra114.28°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani296.88°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:30 – 11:05
Yamaganda14:15 – 15:50
Gulika Kāla06:20 – 07:55
Varjyam06:52 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Kāla06:20 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:55 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:30 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:05 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:40 – 14:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:15 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:50 – 17:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:24 – 18:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:59 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:24 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:50 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:15 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:40 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:05 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:30 – 04:55 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:55 – 06:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871353.27
Julian Day2459818.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1694°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)356.38°
🪷 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 (24.1694°), declination 10.12°, EoT -1.12 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: 2022-08-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)