पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · September 22, 2026 CE

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कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।

"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	154.84°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	279.65°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	91.83°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	173.36°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	113.50°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	191.71°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	348.08°	Mīna	Revatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 08 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 51 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:49 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:26 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:06 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:32 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:35 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla	18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:06 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:33 – 17:04
Yamaganda	09:29 – 11:00
Gulika Kāla	12:31 – 14:02
Varjyam	06:57 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:26 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:57 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:29 – 11:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	11:00 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:31 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	14:02 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:33 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:04 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:35 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:04 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:33 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	23:02 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:31 – 02:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	02:00 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:29 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:57 – 06:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.1702°

Longitude: 72.8311°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 13 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872840.27
Julian Day	2461305.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2263°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	124.75°

🪷 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 (24.2263°), declination 0.37°, EoT 8.08 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2026-09-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)