पञ्चाङ्ग — Surat, Gujarat · January 15, 2036 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.29 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
समोऽहं सर्वभूतेषु न मे द्वेष्योऽस्ति न प्रियः।

ये भजन्ति तु मां भक्त्या मयि ते तेषु चाप्यहम्।।9.29।।
"9.29 I am the same to all beings. I favour none, and I hate none. But those who worship Me devotedly, they live in Me, and I in them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra112.36°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala358.47°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha258.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.76°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra307.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani112.66°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:19
Abhijit Muhūrta12:26 – 13:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:26 – 01:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:33 – 16:55
Yamaganda10:03 – 11:26
Gulika Kāla12:48 – 14:10
Varjyam07:46 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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 Roga07:19 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:41 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:03 – 11:26 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:26 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:48 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:10 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:33 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:55 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:17 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:55 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:33 – 23:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:10 – 00:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:48 – 02:26 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:26 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:03 – 05:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:41 – 07:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5137
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876242.27
Julian Day2464707.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3564°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.70°
🪷 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 (24.3564°), declination -21.23°, EoT -9.35 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: 2036-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)