पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · August 9, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: रक्षा बन्धन — Rakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
Sister-brother bond; Brāhmaṇa Upākarma.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.14 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः।

आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत।।2.14।।
"2.14 Those external relations which bring cold and heat, pain and happiness, they come and go; they are not permanent. Endure them bravely, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya112.52°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra288.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.70°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha99.90°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.10°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra75.75°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani337.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:54 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:29 – 11:07
Yamaganda14:21 – 15:58
Gulika Kāla06:15 – 07:52
Varjyam06:47 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:15 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:52 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:29 – 11:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:07 – 12:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:44 – 14:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:21 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:58 – 17:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:36 – 19:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:13 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:36 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:58 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:21 – 00:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:44 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:07 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:29 – 04:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:52 – 06:15 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872431.27
Julian Day2460896.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2107°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)175.36°
🪷 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 (24.2107°), declination 15.82°, EoT -5.21 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: 2025-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)