पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · May 11, 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 18.19 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।प्रोच्यते गुणसंख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि।।18.19।।
"18.19 The knowledge, the act and the doer differ according to the Qualities. Listen to this too:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.19'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya25.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra275.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.07°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha12.02°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati4.54°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra69.30°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani311.97°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:07 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:13 – 15:51
Yamaganda06:03 – 07:41
Gulika Kāla09:19 – 10:57
Varjyam06:35 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:03 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:41 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:19 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:57 – 12:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:35 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:13 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:51 – 17:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:29 – 19:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:07 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:29 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:51 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:13 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:35 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:57 – 03:19 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:19 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:41 – 06:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871610.27
Julian Day2460075.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1793°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.38°
🪷 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 (24.1793°), declination 17.77°, EoT 3.71 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: 2023-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)