पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · January 11, 2031 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 18.17 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यस्य नाहंकृतो भावो बुद्धिर्यस्य न लिप्यते।हत्वापि स इमाँल्लोकान्न हन्ति न निबध्यते।।18.17।।
"18.17 He who has no pride, and whose intellect is unalloyed by attachment, even though he kill these people, yet he does not kill them, and his act does not bind him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra111.47°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.85°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha243.75°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati233.27°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra285.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani38.02°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:25 – 13:08
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:25 – 01:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:25
Yamaganda14:09 – 15:31
Gulika Kāla07:18 – 08:40
Varjyam07:46 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:18 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:40 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:02 – 11:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:25 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:47 – 14:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:09 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:31 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:53 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:15 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:53 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:31 – 23:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:09 – 00:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:47 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:25 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:02 – 05:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:40 – 07:18 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874412.27
Julian Day2462877.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2864°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)207.23°
🪷 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 (24.2864°), declination -21.86°, EoT -7.89 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: 2031-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)