पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · October 10, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: रमा एकादशी — Ramā Ekādaśī
Lakṣmī (Ramā) granted boon to King Mucukunda.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.46 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।

तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
"2.46 As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.46'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya172.30°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra120.46°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.09°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha164.37°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra126.31°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani306.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:22 – 16:50
Yamaganda09:28 – 10:57
Gulika Kāla12:25 – 13:53
Varjyam07:01 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:31 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:00 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:28 – 10:57 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:57 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:25 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:53 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:22 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:50 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:18 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:50 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:22 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:53 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:25 – 01:57 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:57 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:28 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:00 – 06:31 (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)1871762.27
Julian Day2460227.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1851°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.37°
🪷 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 (24.1851°), declination -6.48°, EoT 13.74 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: 2023-10-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)