पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · September 20, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.13°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra132.56°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.89°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha158.24°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.67°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra126.09°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani334.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:29 – 11:00
Yamaganda14:03 – 15:34
Gulika Kāla06:26 – 07:57
Varjyam06:57 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:26 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:57 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:29 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:00 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:31 – 14:03 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:03 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:34 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:05 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:37 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:05 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:34 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:03 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:31 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:00 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:29 – 04:57 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:57 – 06:26 (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 Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872473.27
Julian Day2460938.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2123°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.93°
🪷 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 (24.2123°), declination 1.06°, EoT 7.35 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: 2025-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)