पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · April 20, 2033 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 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.97°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra245.73°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala250.52°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha347.67°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.21°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra329.19°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani67.80°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:38 – 14:13
Yamaganda07:51 – 09:27
Gulika Kāla11:02 – 12:38
Varjyam06:48 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:16 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:51 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:27 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:02 – 12:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:38 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:13 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:49 – 17:24 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:24 – 19:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:00 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:24 – 21:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:49 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:13 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:38 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:02 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:27 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:51 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875242.27
Julian Day2463707.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3182°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)242.80°
🪷 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 (24.3182°), declination 11.57°, EoT 0.97 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: 2033-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)