पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · April 12, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.1 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।

मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय।।1.1।।
"1.1 The King Dhritarashtra asked: "O Sanjaya! What happened on the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra, when my people gathered against the Pandavas?"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya358.16°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra337.86°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.81°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha13.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.28°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra2.67°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani17.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:14 – 15:48
Yamaganda06:22 – 07:57
Gulika Kāla09:31 – 11:05
Varjyam06:54 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:22 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:57 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:31 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:05 – 12:40 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:40 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:14 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:48 – 17:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:23 – 18:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:57 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:23 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:48 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:14 – 00:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:40 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:05 – 03:31 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:31 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:57 – 06:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873773.27
Julian Day2462238.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2620°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.22°
🪷 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 (24.2620°), declination 8.73°, EoT -1.04 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: 2029-04-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)