पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · March 7, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.72 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा।कच्चिदज्ञानसंमोहः प्रनष्टस्ते धनञ्जय।।18.72।।
"18.72 O Arjuna! Hast thou listened attentively to My words? Has thy ignorance and thy delusion gone?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.72's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya321.97°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra116.60°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala204.21°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha334.14°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati242.41°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra353.91°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani38.57°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:27 – 13:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:27 – 01:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:22 – 12:50
Yamaganda15:48 – 17:17
Gulika Kāla08:24 – 09:53
Varjyam07:25 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:41 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:55 – 08:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:24 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:53 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:22 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:50 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:19 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:48 – 17:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:17 – 18:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:46 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:17 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:48 – 23:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:19 – 00:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:50 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:22 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:53 – 05:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:24 – 06:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874467.27
Julian Day2462932.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2885°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)153.65°
🪷 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 (24.2885°), declination -5.42°, EoT -11.77 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: 2031-03-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)