पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · April 15, 2024 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
गङ्गा सप्तमी · Gaṅgā SaptamīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 7.1 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाच

मय्यासक्तमनाः पार्थ योगं युञ्जन्मदाश्रयः।

असंशयं समग्रं मां यथा ज्ञास्यसि तच्छृणु।।7.1।।

"7.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: Listen, O Arjuna! And I will tell thee how thou shalt know Me in my Full perfection, practising meditation with thy mind devoted to Me, and having Me for thy refuge." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 7.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	1.38°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	82.69°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	323.40°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha	355.88°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	26.28°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	347.70°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	321.02°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 38 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 21 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:39 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:17 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:14 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:45 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:58 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla	18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:14 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:55 – 09:29
Yamaganda	11:04 – 12:39
Gulika Kāla	14:14 – 15:48
Varjyam	06:51 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta	09:17 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:20 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:55 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:29 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	11:04 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:39 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	14:14 – 15:48 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:48 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:23 – 18:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:58 – 20:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:23 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:48 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	23:14 – 00:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:39 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	02:04 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:29 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:55 – 06:20 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.1702°

Longitude: 72.8311°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 13 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871950.27
Julian Day	2460415.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1923°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	79.00°

🪷 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 (24.1923°), declination 9.89°, EoT -0.24 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: 2024-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)