पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · January 4, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.35 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं।

अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते।।6.35।।
"6.35 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Doubtless, O Mighty One, the mind is fickle and exceedingly difficult to restrain, but, O Son of Kunti, with practice and renunciation it can be done." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra258.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala292.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha250.79°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.90°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra263.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani23.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:22 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta00:22 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:22 – 12:44
Yamaganda15:27 – 16:49
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:00
Varjyam07:44 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:17 – 08:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:39 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:00 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:22 – 12:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:44 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:05 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:27 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:49 – 18:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:10 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:49 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:27 – 23:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:05 – 00:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:44 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:22 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:00 – 05:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:39 – 07:17 (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 Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874040.27
Julian Day2462505.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2722°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.54°
🪷 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 (24.2722°), declination -22.73°, EoT -5.02 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: 2030-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)