पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · October 12, 2032 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।

"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana

Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1439

Malayalam Era: 1208

Nanakshahi: 563

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	174.96°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	263.49°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	143.96°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	197.02°	Tulā	Svātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	268.66°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	208.87°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शनि Śani	72.60°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 43 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 16 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:59 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:34 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:01 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:22 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:16 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla	18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:01 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:20 – 16:48
Yamaganda	09:29 – 10:56
Gulika Kāla	12:24 – 13:52
Varjyam	07:02 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta	09:17 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:33 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:01 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:29 – 10:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:56 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:24 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:52 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:20 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:48 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:16 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:48 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:20 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:52 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:24 – 01:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:56 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:29 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:01 – 06:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.1702°

Longitude: 72.8311°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 13 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1875052.27
Julian Day	2463517.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3109°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.42°

🪷 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 (24.3109°), declination -7.54°, EoT 14.22 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: 2032-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)