पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · September 12, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.18 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।

अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।।2.18।।
"2.18 The material bodies which this Eternal, Indestructible, Immeasurable Spirit inhabits are all finite. Therefore fight, O Valiant Man!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.18'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya144.86°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra111.90°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.52°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha134.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.32°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra108.78°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani308.57°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:39 – 17:12
Yamaganda09:29 – 11:02
Gulika Kāla12:34 – 14:07
Varjyam06:55 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:24 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:57 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:29 – 11:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:02 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:34 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:07 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:39 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:12 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:45 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:12 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:39 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:07 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:34 – 02:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:02 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:29 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:57 – 06:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871734.27
Julian Day2460199.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1840°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.57°
🪷 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 (24.1840°), declination 4.34°, EoT 4.38 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: 2023-09-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)