पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · February 24, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: आमलकी एकादशी — Āmalakī Ekādaśī
Worship of Āmalakī (Indian gooseberry, sacred to Viṣṇu).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.32 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अधर्मं धर्ममिति या मन्यते तमसाऽऽवृता।सर्वार्थान्विपरीतांश्च बुद्धिः सा पार्थ तामसी।।18.32।।
"18.32 And that which, shrouded in Ignorance, thinks wrong right, and sees everything perversely, O Arjuna, that intellect is ruled by Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.32'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya311.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra69.59°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.56°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha288.95°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.84°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra304.16°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani12.31°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:31 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta12:29 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:29 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:58 – 11:25
Yamaganda14:20 – 15:47
Gulika Kāla07:04 – 08:31
Varjyam07:33 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:46 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:04 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:31 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:58 – 11:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:25 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:53 – 14:20 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:20 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:47 – 17:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:14 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:41 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:14 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:47 – 23:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:20 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:53 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:25 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:58 – 05:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:31 – 07:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873726.27
Julian Day2462191.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2602°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.22°
🪷 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 (24.2602°), declination -9.42°, EoT -13.84 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: 2029-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)