पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · November 11, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.6 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।

इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते।।3.6।।
"3.6 He who remains motionless, refusing to act, but all the while brooding over sensuous object, that deluded soul is simply a hypocrite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya204.19°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra176.74°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.08°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha216.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.28°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra158.38°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani306.46°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:35 – 10:59
Yamaganda13:47 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla06:47 – 08:11
Varjyam07:15 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:47 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:11 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:35 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:59 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:23 – 13:47 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:47 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:11 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:35 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:59 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:35 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:11 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:47 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:23 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:59 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:35 – 05:11 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:11 – 06:47 (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)1871794.27
Julian Day2460259.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1863°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)331.59°
🪷 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 (24.1863°), declination -17.30°, EoT 15.59 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: 2023-11-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)