पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · January 20, 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 18.26 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते।।18.26।।
"18.26 But when a man has no sentiment and no personal vanity, when he possesses courage and confidence, cares not whether he succeeds or fails, then his action arises from Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.26'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra231.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.20°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha255.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra297.14°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani37.72°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:28 – 13:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:28 – 01:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:41 – 10:04
Yamaganda11:27 – 12:50
Gulika Kāla14:12 – 15:35
Varjyam07:46 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:19 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:41 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:04 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:27 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:50 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:12 – 15:35 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:35 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:58 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:21 – 19:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:58 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:35 – 23:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:12 – 00:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:50 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:27 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:04 – 05:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:41 – 07:19 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874421.27
Julian Day2462886.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2868°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)318.61°
🪷 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 (24.2868°), declination -20.20°, EoT -10.96 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: 2031-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)