पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · January 15, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra274.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.29°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha273.49°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.03°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra254.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani10.21°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:41 – 10:03
Yamaganda11:26 – 12:48
Gulika Kāla14:10 – 15:33
Varjyam07:46 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Amṛta07:19 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:41 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:03 – 11:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:26 – 12:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:48 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:10 – 15:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:33 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:55 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:18 – 19:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:55 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:33 – 23:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:10 – 00:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:48 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:26 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:03 – 05:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:41 – 07:19 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873686.27
Julian Day2462151.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2587°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.65°
🪷 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 (24.2587°), declination -21.10°, EoT -9.35 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: 2029-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)