पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · February 8, 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 18.45 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः।स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु।।18.45।।
"18.45 Perfection is attained when each attends diligently to his duty. Listen and I will tell you how it is attained by him who always minds his own duty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.45'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 Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.77°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra120.57°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala195.52°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha285.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.56°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra320.76°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani37.60°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta12:30 – 13:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:30 – 01:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:03 – 11:28
Yamaganda14:18 – 15:43
Gulika Kāla07:13 – 08:38
Varjyam07:42 – 08:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:13 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:38 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:03 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:28 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:53 – 14:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:18 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:43 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:08 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:33 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:08 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:43 – 23:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:18 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:53 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:28 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:03 – 05:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:38 – 07:13 (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)1874440.27
Julian Day2462905.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2875°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)186.00°
🪷 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 (24.2875°), declination -15.11°, EoT -14.45 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: 2031-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)