पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · September 7, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी — Krishna Janmāṣṭamī
Bhagavān Krishna manifested at Mathurā midnight on this exact tithi-nakshatra alignment in 3227 BCE.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (Mathurā) — -3226-07-09 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.13 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा।

तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति।।2.13।।
"2.13 As the soul experiences in this body infancy, youth and old age, so finally it passes into another. The wise have no delusion about this." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya140.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra51.21°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala162.26°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha138.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra107.75°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani308.93°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:09 – 15:43
Yamaganda06:23 – 07:56
Gulika Kāla09:29 – 11:03
Varjyam06:54 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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 Śubha06:23 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:56 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:29 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:03 – 12:36 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:36 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:09 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:43 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:16 – 18:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:49 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:16 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:43 – 23:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:09 – 00:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:36 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:03 – 03:29 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:29 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:56 – 06:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

11 steps · festival walk
Today is Krishna Janmāṣṭamī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 10.3 (birth at Mathurā) + BG 4.7-8 + 10.8 (Krishna as svayaṁ bhagavān).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871729.27
Julian Day2460194.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1838°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.72°
🪷 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 (24.1838°), declination 6.22°, EoT 2.56 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: 2023-09-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)