पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · December 19, 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 5.18 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि।

शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः।।5.18।।
"5.18 Sages look equally upon all, whether he be a minister of learning and humility, or an infidel, or whether it be a cow, an elephant or a dog." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.18'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.64°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra135.16°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala263.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha246.25°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.15°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra274.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani356.82°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:40 – 18:02
Yamaganda12:36 – 13:58
Gulika Kāla15:19 – 16:40
Varjyam07:38 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:11 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:32 – 09:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:54 – 11:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:15 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:36 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:58 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:19 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:40 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:02 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:40 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:19 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:58 – 00:36 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:36 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:15 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:54 – 05:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:32 – 07:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873293.27
Julian Day2461758.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2436°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.90°
🪷 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 (24.2436°), declination -23.40°, EoT 2.32 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: 2027-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)