पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · February 17, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.18 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः।मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः।।16.18।।
"16.18 Puffed up by power and inordinate conceit, swayed by lust and wrath, these wicked people hate Me Who am within them, as I am within all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.42°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra174.28°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.75°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha310.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.30°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra343.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani325.14°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:35 – 10:01
Yamaganda11:27 – 12:53
Gulika Kāla14:19 – 15:46
Varjyam07:37 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:08 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:35 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:01 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:27 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:53 – 14:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:19 – 15:46 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:46 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:12 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:38 – 20:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:12 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:46 – 23:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:19 – 00:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:53 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:27 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:01 – 05:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:35 – 07:08 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872258.27
Julian Day2460723.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2041°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)232.84°
🪷 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 (24.2041°), declination -11.95°, EoT -14.49 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: 2025-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)