पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · April 3, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.36 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः।

वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः।।6.36।।
"6.36 It is not possible to attain Self-Realisation if a man does not know how to control himself; but for him who, striving by proper means, learns such control, it is possible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.36'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya349.59°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra271.02°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala314.08°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha2.82°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati23.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra332.88°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani319.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:42 – 14:15
Yamaganda08:03 – 09:36
Gulika Kāla11:09 – 12:42
Varjyam07:01 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:30 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:03 – 09:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:36 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:09 – 12:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:42 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:15 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:48 – 17:21 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:21 – 18:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:54 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:21 – 21:48 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:48 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:15 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:42 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:09 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:36 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:03 – 06:30 (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)1871938.27
Julian Day2460403.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1918°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.70°
🪷 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 (24.1918°), declination 5.44°, 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: 2024-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)