पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · April 2, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.17 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्ितर्विशिष्यते।

प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रियः।।7.17।।
"7.17 Of all of these, he who has gained wisdom, who meditates on Me without ceasing, devoting himself only to Me, he is the best; for by the wise man I am exceedingly beloved and the wise man, too, is beloved by Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya348.10°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra167.55°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala329.30°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha320.06°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.46°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra8.36°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani341.54°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:07
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:15 – 15:48
Yamaganda06:32 – 08:04
Gulika Kāla09:37 – 11:10
Varjyam07:02 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 Śubha06:32 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:04 – 09:37 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:37 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:10 – 12:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:43 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:15 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:48 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:21 – 18:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:54 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:21 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:48 – 23:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:15 – 00:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:43 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:10 – 03:37 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:37 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:04 – 06:32 (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)1872667.27
Julian Day2461132.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2197°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.25°
🪷 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 (24.2197°), declination 4.87°, EoT -4.03 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: 2026-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)