पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · February 11, 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 16.12 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।
"16.12 Caught in the toils of a hundred vain hopes, the slaves of passion and wrath, they accumulate hoards of unjust wealth, only to pander to their sensual desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.12'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.36°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra100.14°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.53°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha299.19°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.10°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra340.01°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani324.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:44 – 17:09
Yamaganda10:02 – 11:28
Gulika Kāla12:53 – 14:19
Varjyam07:40 – 07:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:12 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:37 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:02 – 11:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:28 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:53 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:19 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:44 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:09 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:35 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:09 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:44 – 23:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:19 – 00:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:53 – 02:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:28 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:02 – 05:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:37 – 07:12 (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)1872252.27
Julian Day2460717.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2038°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.72°
🪷 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 (24.2038°), declination -13.99°, EoT -14.58 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: 2025-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)