पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · January 4, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.21 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते।।14.21।।
"14.21 Arjuna asked: My Lord! By what signs can he who has transcended the Qualities be recognized? How does he act? How does he live beyond them?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra311.31°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.31°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha239.25°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.66°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra306.41°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani320.66°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:00 – 11:22
Yamaganda14:05 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:39
Varjyam07:44 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:17 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:39 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:00 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:22 – 12:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:44 – 14:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:05 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:49 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:10 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:49 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:05 – 00:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:44 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:22 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:00 – 05:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:39 – 07:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872214.27
Julian Day2460679.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2024°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)51.07°
🪷 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 (24.2024°), declination -22.71°, EoT -5.02 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: 2025-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)