पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · February 3, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.5 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्सांख्यैः प्राप्यते स्थानं तद्योगैरपि गम्यते।

एकं सांख्यं च योगं च यः पश्यति स पश्यति।।5.5।।
"5.5 The level which is reached by wisdom is attained through right action as well. He who perceives that the two are one, knows the truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.50°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra200.25°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala267.70°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha272.22°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.33°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra258.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani312.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:04 – 11:28
Yamaganda14:17 – 15:41
Gulika Kāla07:16 – 08:40
Varjyam07:44 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:16 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:40 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:04 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:28 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:53 – 14:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:17 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:41 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:05 – 18:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:30 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:05 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:41 – 23:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:17 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:53 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:28 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:04 – 05:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:40 – 07:16 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871878.27
Julian Day2460343.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1895°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.15°
🪷 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 (24.1895°), declination -16.72°, EoT -13.97 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: 2024-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)