पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · March 20, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.22 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः।

यस्मिन्स्थितो न दुःखेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते।।6.22।।
"6.22 Finding That, he will realise that there is no possession so precious. And when once established here, no calamity can disturb him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya335.73°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra98.57°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.19°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha352.79°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.70°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra315.56°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani318.12°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:23 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:23 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:47 – 14:18
Yamaganda08:14 – 09:45
Gulika Kāla11:16 – 12:47
Varjyam07:14 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:33 – 09:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:43 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:14 – 09:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:45 – 11:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:16 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:47 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:18 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:49 – 17:19 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:19 – 18:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:50 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:19 – 21:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:49 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:18 – 00:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:47 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:16 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:45 – 05:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:14 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871924.27
Julian Day2460389.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1913°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.19°
🪷 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 (24.1913°), declination -0.03°, EoT -8.15 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: 2024-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)