पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · March 2, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।
"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya317.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra156.33°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.58°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha297.89°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.53°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra311.66°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani12.83°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:23 – 12:52
Yamaganda15:48 – 17:16
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 09:55
Varjyam07:28 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:59 – 08:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:27 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:55 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:23 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:52 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:20 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:48 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:16 – 18:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:44 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:16 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:48 – 23:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:20 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:52 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:23 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:55 – 05:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:27 – 06:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873732.27
Julian Day2462197.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2604°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)196.65°
🪷 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 (24.2604°), declination -7.16°, EoT -12.85 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: 2029-03-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)