पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · May 6, 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 1.25 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्।

उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति।।1.25।।
"1.25 Whither Bheeshma and Drona had led all the rulers of the earth, and spoke thus: O Arjuna! Behold these members of the family of Kuru assembled." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya21.55°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra298.75°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.21°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha31.52°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.41°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra32.28°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani20.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:28 – 19:05
Yamaganda12:35 – 14:13
Gulika Kāla15:50 – 17:28
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:05 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:43 – 09:20 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:20 – 10:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:58 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:35 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:13 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:50 – 17:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:28 – 19:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:05 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:28 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:50 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:13 – 00:35 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:35 – 01:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:58 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:20 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:43 – 06:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873797.27
Julian Day2462262.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2629°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.67°
🪷 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 (24.2629°), declination 16.57°, EoT 3.44 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: 2029-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)