पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · December 27, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी — Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।
"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.54°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra15.91°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.61°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha270.16°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.04°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra230.22°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani10.21°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:48 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:15
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:40 – 14:01
Yamaganda08:36 – 09:57
Gulika Kāla11:19 – 12:40
Varjyam07:42 – 07:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:46 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Labha07:15 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:36 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:57 – 11:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:19 – 12:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:40 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:01 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:23 – 16:44 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:44 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:06 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:44 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:23 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:01 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:40 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:19 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:57 – 05:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:36 – 07:15 (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 Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873667.27
Julian Day2462132.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2579°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)124.25°
🪷 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 (24.2579°), declination -23.31°, EoT -1.42 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: 2028-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)