पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · March 17, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.1 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम।

अधिभूतं च किं प्रोक्तमधिदैवं किमुच्यते।।8.1।।
"8.1 "Arjuna asked: O Lord of Lords! What is that which men call the Supreme Spirit, what is man's Spiritual Nature, and what is the Law? What is Matter and what is Divinity?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.72°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra231.89°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala333.17°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha310.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.61°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra18.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani2.45°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:10 – 05:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:17 – 12:48
Yamaganda15:49 – 17:19
Gulika Kāla08:16 – 09:47
Varjyam07:16 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:46 – 08:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:16 – 09:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:47 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:17 – 12:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:48 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:18 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:49 – 17:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:19 – 18:49 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:49 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:19 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:49 – 23:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:18 – 00:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:48 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:17 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:47 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:16 – 06:46 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Saptamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873382.27
Julian Day2461847.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2470°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)256.35°
🪷 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 (24.2470°), declination -1.20°, EoT -9.06 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: 2028-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)