पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · August 19, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.24 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च।

नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः।।2.24।।
"2.24 It is impenetrable; It can be neither drowned nor scorched nor dried. It is Eternal, All-pervading, Unchanging, Immovable and Most Ancient." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.12°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra69.21°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.00°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha103.21°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.12°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra87.54°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani336.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:54 – 17:30
Yamaganda09:30 – 11:06
Gulika Kāla12:42 – 14:18
Varjyam06:50 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Roga06:18 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:54 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:30 – 11:06 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:06 – 12:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:42 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:18 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:54 – 17:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:30 – 19:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:06 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:30 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:54 – 23:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:18 – 00:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:42 – 02:06 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:06 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:30 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:54 – 06:18 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872441.27
Julian Day2460906.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2111°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.43°
🪷 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 (24.2111°), declination 12.74°, EoT -3.29 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: 2025-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)