पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · April 5, 2025 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।

"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	351.31°	Mīna	Revatī P2
चन्द्र Candra	80.62°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	90.37°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	332.65°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	52.36°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	331.38°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	330.86°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 26 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 33 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:49 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:26 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:17 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:46 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:55 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla	18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:17 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:35 – 11:08
Yamaganda	14:15 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla	06:29 – 08:02
Varjyam	07:00 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta	09:23 – 09:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:29 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:02 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:35 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	11:08 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:42 – 14:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	14:15 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:48 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:22 – 18:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:55 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:22 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:48 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	23:15 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:42 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	02:08 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:35 – 05:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:02 – 06:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.1702°

Longitude: 72.8311°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 13 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872305.27
Julian Day	2460770.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2059°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	86.05°

🪷 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 (24.2059°), declination 6.11°, EoT -3.10 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: 2025-04-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)