पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · March 5, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.36 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः।

वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः।।6.36।।
"6.36 It is not possible to attain Self-Realisation if a man does not know how to control himself; but for him who, striving by proper means, learns such control, it is possible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya320.25°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra159.03°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala307.30°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha324.74°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.77°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra333.67°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani338.08°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:19 – 15:48
Yamaganda06:57 – 08:25
Gulika Kāla09:54 – 11:22
Varjyam07:26 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:57 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:25 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:54 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:22 – 12:51 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:51 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:19 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:48 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:16 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:45 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:16 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:48 – 23:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:19 – 00:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:51 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:22 – 03:54 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:54 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:25 – 06:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872639.27
Julian Day2461104.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2186°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.80°
🪷 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 (24.2186°), declination -6.11°, EoT -12.23 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: 2026-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)