पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · March 29, 2024 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.31 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि स योगी मयि वर्तते।।6.31।।
"6.31 The sage who realises the unity of life and who worships Me in all beings, lives in Me, whatever may be his lot." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya344.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra205.99°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala310.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha1.92°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.56°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra326.70°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani319.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:12 – 12:44
Yamaganda15:48 – 17:21
Gulika Kāla08:07 – 09:39
Varjyam07:06 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:27 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
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 Chala06:35 – 08:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:07 – 09:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:39 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:12 – 12:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:44 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:16 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:48 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:21 – 18:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:53 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:21 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:48 – 23:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:16 – 00:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:44 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:12 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:39 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:07 – 06:35 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871933.27
Julian Day2460398.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1916°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.47°
🪷 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 (24.1916°), declination 3.51°, EoT -5.30 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: 2024-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)