पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · February 1, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.2 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम्।दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम्।।16.2।।
"16.2 harmlessness, truth, absence of wrath, renunciation, contentment, straightforwardness, compassion towards all, uncovetousness, courtesy, modesty, constancy," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya288.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra321.26°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.88°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha281.96°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.05°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra332.94°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani323.32°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:04 – 11:28
Yamaganda14:16 – 15:41
Gulika Kāla07:16 – 08:40
Varjyam07:44 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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 Kāla07:16 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:40 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:04 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:28 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:52 – 14:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:16 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:41 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:05 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:29 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:05 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:41 – 23:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:16 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:52 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:28 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:04 – 05:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:40 – 07:16 (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)1872242.27
Julian Day2460707.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2034°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.07°
🪷 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 (24.2034°), declination -17.07°, EoT -13.69 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: 2025-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)