पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · April 29, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.14 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः।

तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः।।8.14।।
"8.14 To him who thinks constantly of Me, and of nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, am I ever accessible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra164.15°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.24°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha357.64°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.25°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra41.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani344.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:36 – 14:13
Yamaganda07:46 – 09:23
Gulika Kāla10:59 – 12:36
Varjyam06:42 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Labha06:09 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:46 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:23 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:59 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:36 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:13 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:49 – 17:26 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:26 – 19:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:03 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:26 – 21:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:49 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:13 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:36 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:59 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:23 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:46 – 06:09 (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 Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872694.27
Julian Day2461159.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2207°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.42°
🪷 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 (24.2207°), declination 14.42°, EoT 2.64 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: 2026-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)