पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · December 17, 2032 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.22 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.22।।
"18.22 But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.33°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra63.42°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.81°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha226.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati278.77°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra286.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani69.78°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:14 – 12:35
Yamaganda15:18 – 16:39
Gulika Kāla08:31 – 09:53
Varjyam07:37 – 07:54
Dur Muhūrta 09:42 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:10 – 08:31 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:31 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:53 – 11:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:14 – 12:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:35 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:57 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:18 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:39 – 18:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:01 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:39 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:18 – 22:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:57 – 00:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:35 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:14 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:53 – 05:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:31 – 07:10 (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 Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875118.27
Julian Day2463583.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3134°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)184.11°
🪷 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 (24.3134°), declination -23.36°, EoT 3.25 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: 2032-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)