पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · December 14, 2028 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.12 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।

"16.12 Caught in the toils of a hundred vain hopes, the slaves of passion and wrath, they accumulate hoards of unjust wealth, only to pander to their sensual desire." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	238.31°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	211.92°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	152.01°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	251.06°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	178.21°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	213.97°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	10.58°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 51 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 08 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:42 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:14 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:12 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:23 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:00 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla	17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:12 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:55 – 15:17
Yamaganda	07:08 – 08:30
Gulika Kāla	09:51 – 11:13
Varjyam	07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta	09:40 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	07:08 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	08:30 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:51 – 11:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	11:13 – 12:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:34 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:55 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:17 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:38 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:00 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:38 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:17 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:55 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:34 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	02:13 – 03:51 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:51 – 05:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	05:30 – 07:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.1702°

Longitude: 72.8311°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 13 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873654.27
Julian Day	2462119.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2574°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	335.21°

🪷 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 (24.2574°), declination -23.23°, EoT 4.64 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: 2028-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)