पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · January 2, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.1 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः।

दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम्।।16.1।।
"16.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: Fearlessness, clean living, unceasing concentration on wisdom, readiness to give, self-control, a spirit of sacrifice, regular study of the scriptures, austerities, candour," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra193.42°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha257.01°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.92°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra209.88°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani344.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:00 – 11:21
Yamaganda14:04 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:38
Varjyam07:44 – 08:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:17 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:38 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:00 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:21 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:43 – 14:04 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:04 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:26 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:47 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:09 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:47 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:26 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:04 – 00:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:43 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:21 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:00 – 05:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:38 – 07:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872942.27
Julian Day2461407.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2302°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)293.47°
🪷 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 (24.2302°), declination -22.95°, EoT -4.15 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: 2027-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)