पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · May 20, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.7 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
सर्वभूतानि कौन्तेय प्रकृतिं यान्ति मामिकाम्।

कल्पक्षये पुनस्तानि कल्पादौ विसृजाम्यहम्।।9.7।।
"9.7 All beings, O Arjuna, return at the close of every cosmic cycle into the realm of Nature, which is a part of Me, and at the beginning of the next I send them forth again." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya34.84°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra80.22°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.21°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha41.02°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati87.50°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra66.62°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani347.01°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:35 – 14:14
Yamaganda07:38 – 09:17
Gulika Kāla10:56 – 12:35
Varjyam06:32 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Labha05:59 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:38 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:17 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:56 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:35 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:14 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:53 – 17:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:32 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:11 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:32 – 21:53 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:53 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:14 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:35 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:56 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:17 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:38 – 05:59 (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)1872715.27
Julian Day2461180.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2215°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)42.47°
🪷 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 (24.2215°), declination 19.95°, EoT 3.60 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: 2026-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)