पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · April 23, 2023 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।

"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	8.47°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	43.77°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	80.18°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	21.21°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	0.28°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	49.20°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शनि Śani	310.69°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 46 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 13 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:32 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:10 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:12 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:45 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:00 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla	18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:12 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:24 – 19:00
Yamaganda	12:37 – 14:13
Gulika Kāla	15:49 – 17:24
Varjyam	06:46 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:14 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:50 – 09:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:25 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	11:01 – 12:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:37 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	14:13 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:49 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:24 – 19:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:00 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:24 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:49 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	23:13 – 00:37 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:37 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	02:01 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:25 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:50 – 06:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.1702°

Longitude: 72.8311°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 13 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871592.27
Julian Day	2460057.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1786°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	36.84°

🪷 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 (24.1786°), declination 12.39°, EoT 1.60 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: 2023-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)