पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · October 16, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.5 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक्।ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्िचतैः।।13.5।।
"13.5 Seers have sung of It in various ways, in many hymns and sacred Vedic songs, weighty in thought and convincing in argument." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.5'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.47°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra239.89°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala105.64°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha202.93°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.67°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra190.84°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani346.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:56 – 12:24
Yamaganda15:19 – 16:46
Gulika Kāla08:01 – 09:29
Varjyam07:03 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:34 – 08:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:01 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:29 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:56 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:24 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:51 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:19 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:46 – 18:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:13 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:46 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:19 – 22:51 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:51 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:24 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:56 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:29 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:01 – 06:34 (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)1872864.27
Julian Day2461329.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2272°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.12°
🪷 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 (24.2272°), declination -8.83°, EoT 15.05 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: 2026-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)