पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · March 1, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.32 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन।

सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं सः योगी परमो मतः।।6.32।।
"6.32 O Arjuna! He is the perfect saint who, taught by the likeness within himself, sees the same Self everywhere, whether the outer form be pleasurable or painful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra105.52°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala304.15°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha327.47°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.87°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra328.69°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani337.60°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:15 – 18:43
Yamaganda12:52 – 14:20
Gulika Kāla15:48 – 17:15
Varjyam07:29 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:00 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:28 – 09:56 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:56 – 11:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:24 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:52 – 14:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:20 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:48 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:15 – 18:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:43 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:15 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:48 – 23:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:20 – 00:52 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:52 – 02:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:24 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:56 – 05:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:28 – 07:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872635.27
Julian Day2461100.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2185°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)150.51°
🪷 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 (24.2185°), declination -7.64°, EoT -13.04 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: 2026-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)