पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · February 11, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.43 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तत्र तं बुद्धिसंयोगं लभते पौर्वदेहिकम्।

यतते च ततो भूयः संसिद्धौ कुरुनन्दन।।6.43।।
"6.43 Then the experience acquired in his former life will revive, and with its help he will strive for perfection more eagerly than before." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.58°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra123.52°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala305.62°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha280.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.71°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra339.58°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani358.91°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:31 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:31 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:28 – 12:53
Yamaganda15:44 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla08:37 – 10:03
Varjyam07:41 – 07:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala07:12 – 08:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:37 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:03 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:28 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:53 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:19 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:44 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:09 – 18:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:34 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:09 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:44 – 23:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:19 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:53 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:28 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:03 – 05:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:37 – 07:12 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873347.27
Julian Day2461812.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2457°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)185.04°
🪷 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 (24.2457°), declination -14.23°, EoT -14.58 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: 2028-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)