पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · September 5, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.41 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन।

बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्।।2.41।।
"2.41 By its means, the straying intellect becomes steadied in the contemplation of one object only; whereas the minds of the irresolute stray into bypaths innumerable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya138.54°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra283.67°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.97°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha130.25°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.27°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra107.88°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani335.59°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:03 – 12:37
Yamaganda15:44 – 17:17
Gulika Kāla07:56 – 09:30
Varjyam06:54 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Chala06:23 – 07:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:56 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:30 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:03 – 12:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:37 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:10 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:44 – 17:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:17 – 18:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:51 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:17 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:44 – 23:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:10 – 00:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:37 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:03 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:30 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:56 – 06:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872458.27
Julian Day2460923.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2117°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)145.17°
🪷 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 (24.2117°), declination 6.77°, EoT 1.85 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: 2025-09-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)