पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · March 23, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।

आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.25'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya338.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra134.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala305.53°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha356.81°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.31°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra319.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani318.47°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:43 – 11:15
Yamaganda14:17 – 15:49
Gulika Kāla06:41 – 08:12
Varjyam07:11 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Kāla06:41 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:12 – 09:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:43 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:15 – 12:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:46 – 14:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:17 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:49 – 17:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:20 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:51 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:20 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:49 – 23:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:17 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:46 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:15 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:43 – 05:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:12 – 06:41 (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)1871927.27
Julian Day2460392.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1914°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)154.63°
🪷 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 (24.1914°), declination 1.15°, EoT -7.21 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: 2024-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)