पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · February 14, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.5 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः।द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ताः सुखदुःखसंज्ञै र्गच्छन्त्यमूढाः पदमव्ययं तत्।।15.5।।
"15.5 The wise attain Eternity when, freed from pride and delusion, they have conquered their love for the things of sense; when, renouncing desire and fixing their gaze on the Self, they have ceased to be tossed to and fro by the opposing sensations, like pleasure and pain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya300.90°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra215.53°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala49.28°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha279.13°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.48°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra327.76°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani303.32°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:45 – 17:10
Yamaganda10:02 – 11:28
Gulika Kāla12:53 – 14:19
Varjyam07:39 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:10 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:36 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:02 – 11:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:28 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:53 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:19 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:45 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:10 – 18:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:36 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:10 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:45 – 23:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:19 – 00:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:53 – 02:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:28 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:02 – 05:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:36 – 07:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871524.27
Julian Day2459989.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1760°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)278.15°
🪷 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 (24.1760°), declination -13.16°, EoT -14.59 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: 2023-02-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)