पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · April 24, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.2 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः।

सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः।।18.2।।
"18.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: The sages say that renunciation means forgoing an action which springs from desire; and relinquishing means the surrender of its fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.2'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.44°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra56.48°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala80.72°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha21.00°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.52°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra50.34°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani310.77°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:49 – 09:25
Yamaganda11:01 – 12:37
Gulika Kāla14:13 – 15:49
Varjyam06:45 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:13 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:49 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:25 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:01 – 12:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:37 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:13 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:49 – 17:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:25 – 19:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:01 – 20:25 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:25 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:49 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:13 – 00:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:37 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:01 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:25 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:49 – 06:13 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871593.27
Julian Day2460058.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1786°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)48.38°
🪷 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 (24.1786°), declination 12.72°, EoT 1.80 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: 2023-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)