पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · October 9, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.45 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।

निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्।।2.45।।
"2.45 The Vedic Scriptures tell of the three constituents of life - the Qualities. Rise above all of them, O Arjuna, above all the pairs of opposing sensations; be steady in truth, free from worldly anxieties and centered in the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya171.31°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra108.61°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.41°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha162.60°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.49°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra125.45°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani306.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:00 – 09:28
Yamaganda10:57 – 12:25
Gulika Kāla13:54 – 15:22
Varjyam07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:31 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:00 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:28 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:57 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:25 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:54 – 15:22 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:22 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:51 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:19 – 19:51 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:51 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:22 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:54 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:25 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:57 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:28 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:00 – 06:31 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871761.27
Julian Day2460226.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1850°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)295.43°
🪷 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 (24.1850°), declination -6.10°, EoT 13.49 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: 2023-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)