पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · May 15, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.16 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।

उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः।।2.16।।
"2.16 That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.75°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra315.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala195.27°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha5.76°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.37°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra73.69°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani45.50°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:13 – 15:52
Yamaganda06:01 – 07:39
Gulika Kāla09:18 – 10:56
Varjyam06:34 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:01 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:39 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:18 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:56 – 12:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:35 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:13 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:52 – 17:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:30 – 19:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:09 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:30 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:52 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:13 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:35 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:56 – 03:18 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:18 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:39 – 06:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874536.27
Julian Day2463001.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2912°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)283.88°
🪷 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 (24.2912°), declination 18.78°, EoT 3.76 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: 2031-05-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)