पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · August 19, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.41 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः।

स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः।।1.41।।
"1.41 When irreligion spreads, the women of the house begin to stray; when they lose their purity, adulteration of the stock follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.65°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra150.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha146.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra112.48°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani310.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:30 – 11:06
Yamaganda14:18 – 15:54
Gulika Kāla06:18 – 07:54
Varjyam06:50 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:18 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:54 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:30 – 11:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:06 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:42 – 14:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:18 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:54 – 17:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:30 – 19:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:06 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:30 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:54 – 23:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:18 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:42 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:06 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:30 – 04:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:54 – 06:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871710.27
Julian Day2460175.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1831°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.65°
🪷 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 (24.1831°), declination 12.91°, EoT -3.29 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: 2023-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)