पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · May 3, 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 18.11 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि देहभृता शक्यं त्यक्तुं कर्माण्यशेषतः।यस्तु कर्मफलत्यागी स त्यागीत्यभिधीयते।।18.11।।
"18.11 But since those still in the body cannot entirely avoid action, in their case abandonment of the fruit of action is considered as complete renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.11'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra165.67°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.63°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha16.30°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati2.66°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra60.49°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani311.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:36 – 14:13
Yamaganda07:44 – 09:21
Gulika Kāla10:58 – 12:36
Varjyam06:39 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:07 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:44 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:21 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:58 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:36 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:13 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:50 – 17:27 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:27 – 19:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:04 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:27 – 21:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:50 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:13 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:36 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:58 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:21 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:44 – 06:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871602.27
Julian Day2460067.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1790°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)146.70°
🪷 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 (24.1790°), declination 15.55°, EoT 3.15 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: 2023-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)