पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · February 20, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।
"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.42°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra19.67°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.95°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha283.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.98°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra299.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani11.99°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:46 – 17:13
Yamaganda10:00 – 11:26
Gulika Kāla12:53 – 14:20
Varjyam07:35 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 Roga07:06 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:33 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:00 – 11:26 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:26 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:53 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:20 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:46 – 17:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:13 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:40 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:13 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:46 – 23:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:20 – 00:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:53 – 02:26 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:26 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:00 – 05:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:33 – 07:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873722.27
Julian Day2462187.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2600°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)75.73°
🪷 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 (24.2600°), declination -10.88°, EoT -14.28 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: 2029-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)