पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · January 24, 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 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.07°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra23.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.63°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha263.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.64°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra265.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani10.45°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:51 – 14:14
Yamaganda08:41 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla11:28 – 12:51
Varjyam07:46 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 Labha07:18 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:41 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:04 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:28 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:51 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:14 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:37 – 17:00 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:00 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:24 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:00 – 21:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:37 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:14 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:51 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:28 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:04 – 05:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:41 – 07:18 (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 Navamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873695.27
Julian Day2462160.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2590°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)105.22°
🪷 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 (24.2590°), declination -19.18°, EoT -12.06 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: 2029-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)