पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · October 25, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.9 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत।।14.9।।
"14.9 Purity brings happiness, Passion commotion, and Ignorance, which obscures wisdom, leads to a life of failure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya187.90°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra276.03°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.85°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha171.55°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.82°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra152.30°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani13.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:22 – 13:49
Yamaganda08:04 – 09:30
Gulika Kāla10:56 – 12:22
Varjyam07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:38 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:04 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:30 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:56 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:22 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:49 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:15 – 16:41 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:41 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:07 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:41 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:15 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:49 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:22 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:56 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:30 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:04 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873604.27
Julian Day2462069.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2555°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.31°
🪷 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 (24.2555°), declination -12.22°, EoT 16.23 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: 2028-10-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)