पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · October 1, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.36 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

स्थाने हृषीकेश तव प्रकीर्त्या

जगत् प्रहृष्यत्यनुरज्यते च।

रक्षांसि भीतानि दिशो द्रवन्ति

सर्वे नमस्यन्ति च सिद्धसङ्घाः।।11.36।।
"11.36 Arjuna said: My Lord! It is natural that the world revels and rejoices when it sings the praises of Thy glory; the demons fly in fear and the saints offer Thee their salutations." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya164.16°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra145.36°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala80.35°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha163.88°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.01°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra195.14°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani320.24°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:27 – 16:56
Yamaganda09:28 – 10:58
Gulika Kāla12:28 – 13:57
Varjyam06:59 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Roga06:29 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:59 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:28 – 10:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:58 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:28 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:57 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:27 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:56 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:26 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:56 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:27 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:57 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:28 – 01:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:58 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:28 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:59 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.1702°
Longitude: 72.8311°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 13 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872119.27
Julian Day2460584.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1987°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.77°
🪷 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 (24.1987°), declination -3.32°, EoT 11.17 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: 2024-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)