पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · December 27, 2022 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।

"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	251.07°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
चन्द्र Candra	301.89°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	45.55°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	269.49°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	336.46°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	266.70°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	297.84°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:48 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:20 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:18 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:29 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:06 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla	17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:18 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:23 – 16:44
Yamaganda	09:57 – 11:19
Gulika Kāla	12:40 – 14:01
Varjyam	07:42 – 07:59
Dur Muhūrta	09:47 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	07:15 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:36 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:57 – 11:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	11:19 – 12:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:40 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	14:01 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:23 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:44 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:06 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:44 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:23 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	23:01 – 00:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:40 – 02:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	02:19 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:57 – 05:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:36 – 07:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.1702°

Longitude: 72.8311°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 13 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871475.27
Julian Day	2459940.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1741°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.54°

🪷 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 (24.1741°), declination -23.33°, EoT -1.42 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: 2022-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)