पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · August 28, 2024 CE

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Sun enters Leo.
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BG 11.2 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया।

त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।11.2।।
"11.2 O Lord, whose eyes are like the lotus petal! Thou hast described in detail the origin and the dissolution of being, and Thine own Eternal Majesty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.04°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra61.46°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.69°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha116.96°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.35°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra153.62°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani322.75°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:39 – 14:14
Yamaganda07:56 – 09:30
Gulika Kāla11:05 – 12:39
Varjyam06:52 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:21 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:56 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:30 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:05 – 12:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:39 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:14 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:49 – 17:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:23 – 18:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:58 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:23 – 21:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:49 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:14 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:39 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:05 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:30 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:56 – 06:21 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872085.27
Julian Day2460550.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1974°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)288.17°
🪷 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 (24.1974°), declination 9.59°, EoT -0.81 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: 2024-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)