पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · August 14, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.17 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च

तेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्

दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्।।11.17।।
"11.17 I see thee with the crown, the sceptre and the discus; a blaze of splendour. Scarce can I gaze on thee, so radiant thou art, glowing like the blazing fire, brilliant as the sun, immeasurable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.07°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra134.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala67.21°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha102.90°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati105.41°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra162.59°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani350.29°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 13:09
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 01:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:06 – 12:43
Yamaganda15:56 – 17:33
Gulika Kāla07:53 – 09:30
Varjyam06:49 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:17 – 07:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:53 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:30 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:06 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:43 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:20 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:56 – 17:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:33 – 19:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:10 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:33 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:56 – 23:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:20 – 00:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:43 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:06 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:30 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:53 – 06:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872801.27
Julian Day2461266.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2248°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.36°
🪷 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 (24.2248°), declination 14.40°, EoT -4.37 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: 2026-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)