पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · January 9, 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 6.40 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।

नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।
"6.40 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or in the next. No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.40'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra326.04°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.34°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha246.98°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.74°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra259.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani23.83°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:24 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:24 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:46 – 14:08
Yamaganda08:40 – 10:02
Gulika Kāla11:24 – 12:46
Varjyam07:45 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:18 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:40 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:02 – 11:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:24 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:46 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:08 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:30 – 16:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:52 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:13 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:52 – 21:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:30 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:08 – 00:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:46 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:24 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:02 – 05:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:40 – 07:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874045.27
Julian Day2462510.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2724°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.40°
🪷 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 (24.2724°), declination -22.12°, EoT -7.10 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: 2030-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)