पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · January 1, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.14 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न मां कर्माणि लिम्पन्ति न मे कर्मफले स्पृहा।

इति मां योऽभिजानाति कर्मभिर्न स बध्यते।।4.14।।
"4.14 My actions do not fetter Me, nor do I desire anything that they can bring. He who thus realises Me is not enslaved by action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra132.34°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala242.87°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha237.63°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.41°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra218.14°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani309.15°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:38 – 09:59
Yamaganda11:21 – 12:42
Gulika Kāla14:04 – 15:25
Varjyam07:44 – 08:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:16 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:38 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:59 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:21 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:42 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:04 – 15:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:25 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:47 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:08 – 19:47 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:47 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:25 – 23:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:04 – 00:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:42 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:21 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:59 – 05:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:38 – 07:16 (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)1871845.27
Julian Day2460310.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1883°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)239.28°
🪷 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 (24.1883°), declination -23.05°, EoT -3.71 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: 2024-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)