पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · July 16, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.18 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं

त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता

सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।
"11.18 Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya89.80°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra13.02°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala62.08°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha78.43°MithunaĀrdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.55°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra46.93°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani15.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:57 – 15:50
Godhūli Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 19:56
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:43 – 19:23
Yamaganda12:44 – 14:24
Gulika Kāla16:04 – 17:43
Varjyam06:39 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:06 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:45 – 09:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:25 – 11:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:05 – 12:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:44 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:24 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga16:04 – 17:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:43 – 19:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:23 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:43 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg22:04 – 23:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:24 – 00:44 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:44 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:05 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:25 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:45 – 06:06 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873503.27
Julian Day2461968.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2517°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)285.48°
🪷 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 (24.2517°), declination 21.30°, EoT -5.68 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: 2028-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)