पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · December 31, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.1 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।

यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्।।5.1।।
"5.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! At one moment Thou praisest renunciation of action; at another, right action. Tell me truly, I pray, which of these is the more conducive to my highest welfare?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra28.15°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala257.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha242.59°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati87.12°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra253.45°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani331.98°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:42 – 14:03
Yamaganda08:37 – 09:59
Gulika Kāla11:20 – 12:42
Varjyam07:43 – 08:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:16 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:37 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:59 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:20 – 12:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:42 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:03 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:25 – 16:46 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:46 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:08 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:46 – 21:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:25 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:03 – 00:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:42 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:20 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:59 – 05:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:37 – 07:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872575.27
Julian Day2461040.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2162°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.52°
🪷 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 (24.2162°), declination -23.09°, EoT -3.26 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: 2025-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)