पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · January 15, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.21 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्।।18.21।।
"18.21 The knowledge which thinks of the manifold existence in all beings as separate - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra162.09°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.81°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha248.98°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra290.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani37.87°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:48 – 14:10
Yamaganda08:41 – 10:03
Gulika Kāla11:26 – 12:48
Varjyam07:46 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:19 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:41 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:03 – 11:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:26 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:48 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:10 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:33 – 16:55 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:55 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:17 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:55 – 21:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:33 – 23:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:10 – 00:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:48 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:26 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:03 – 05:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:41 – 07:19 (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 Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874416.27
Julian Day2462881.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2866°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)254.79°
🪷 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 (24.2866°), declination -21.19°, EoT -9.35 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: 2031-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)