पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · December 15, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.40 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते।

एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम्।।3.40।।
"3.40 It works through the senses, the mind and the reason; and with their help destroys wisdom and confounds the soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra265.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala230.38°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha253.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.85°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra197.64°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani307.83°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:13 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:17 – 16:39
Gulika Kāla08:30 – 09:52
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:09 – 08:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:30 – 09:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:52 – 11:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:13 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:56 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:17 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:39 – 18:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:00 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:39 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:17 – 22:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:56 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:13 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:52 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:30 – 07:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871828.27
Julian Day2460293.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1876°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.29°
🪷 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 (24.1876°), declination -23.24°, EoT 4.18 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: 2023-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)