पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · April 20, 2023 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.26 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते।।17.26।।

"17.26 Sat' means Reality or the highest Good, and also, O Arjuna, it is used to mean an action of exceptional merit." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	5.54°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	3.84°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	78.57°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	21.25°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	359.56°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शुक्र Śukra	45.77°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शनि Śani	310.44°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 43 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 16 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:34 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:13 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:12 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:45 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:59 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla	18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:12 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:13 – 15:48
Yamaganda	06:16 – 07:52
Gulika Kāla	09:27 – 11:02
Varjyam	06:48 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta	09:14 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:16 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:52 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:27 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	11:02 – 12:38 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:38 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	14:13 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:48 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:24 – 18:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:59 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:24 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:48 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	23:13 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:38 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	02:02 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:27 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:52 – 06:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.1702°

Longitude: 72.8311°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 13 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871589.27
Julian Day	2460054.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1785°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	359.99°

🪷 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 (24.1785°), declination 11.37°, EoT 0.97 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: 2023-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)