पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · April 19, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।
"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.02°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra62.03°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.01°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha24.35°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.39°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra11.32°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani18.22°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:13 – 15:49
Yamaganda06:17 – 07:52
Gulika Kāla09:27 – 11:03
Varjyam06:48 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:17 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:52 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:27 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:03 – 12:38 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:38 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:13 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:49 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:24 – 18:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:59 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:24 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:49 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:13 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:38 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:03 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:27 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:52 – 06:17 (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 Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873780.27
Julian Day2462245.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2623°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.58°
🪷 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 (24.2623°), declination 11.22°, EoT 0.74 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: 2029-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)