पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · January 3, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पूर्णिमा — Pauṣa Pūrṇimā (Śākambharī Devī Jayantī)
Manifestation of Devī Śākambharī (vegetation-mother).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.4 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सांख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः।

एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम्।।5.4।।
"5.4 Only the unenlightened speak of wisdom and right action as separate, not the wise. If any man knows one, he enjoys the fruit of both." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra73.08°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala259.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha247.20°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.73°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra257.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani332.16°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:00 – 11:22
Yamaganda14:05 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:38
Varjyam07:44 – 08:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Kāla07:17 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:38 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:00 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:22 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:43 – 14:05 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:05 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:26 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:48 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:10 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:48 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:26 – 23:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:05 – 00:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:43 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:22 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:00 – 05:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:38 – 07:17 (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 + Ārdrā 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)1872578.27
Julian Day2461043.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2163°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)175.88°
🪷 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 (24.2163°), declination -22.83°, EoT -4.59 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: 2026-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)