Choghadiya Today in Surat
Today’s choghadiya for Surat, Gujarat, worked out from Surat’s own sunrise and sunset in India Standard Time (Asia/Kolkata). Devotion in Surat runs from the Ambika Niketan Temple and the BAPS mandir on the banks of the Tapi to Navratri garba at Umiyadham in Varachha and ghari on Chandi Padvo.
Best times in Surat
| Choghadiya | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit अमृत | 6:46 AM to 8:10 AM | Good |
| Shubh शुभ | 9:34 AM to 10:58 AM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत | 4:35 PM to 5:59 PM | Good |
| Shubh शुभ | 1:59 AM to 3:34 AM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत | 3:34 AM to 5:10 AM | Good |
| Abhijit Muhurat | 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM | in Rog and Udveg; overlaps Yamaganda |
Amrit, Shubh and Labh windows clear of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal, Vara Vela, Kala Vela and Kala Ratri, with the Abhijit Muhurat. A good choghadiya that falls in one of them is marked Mixed in the tables below. How these overlaps work.
Day choghadiya
| Choghadiya | Time | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit अमृत | 6:46 AM to 8:10 AM | Good |
| Kaal काल Rahu Kaal Kala Vela | 8:10 AM to 9:34 AM | Avoid |
| Shubh शुभ | 9:34 AM to 10:58 AM | Good |
| Rog रोग Yamaganda | 10:58 AM to 12:22 PM | Avoid |
| Udveg उद्वेग | 12:22 PM to 1:47 PM | Avoid |
| Char चर Gulika Kaal | 1:47 PM to 3:11 PM | Neutral |
| Labh लाभ Vara Vela | 3:11 PM to 4:35 PM | Mixed |
| Amrit अमृत | 4:35 PM to 5:59 PM | Good |
Night choghadiya
| Choghadiya | Time | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Char चर | 5:59 PM to 7:35 PM | Neutral |
| Rog रोग | 7:35 PM to 9:11 PM | Avoid |
| Kaal काल | 9:11 PM to 10:47 PM | Avoid |
| Labh लाभ Kala Ratri | 10:47 PM to 12:23 AM | Mixed |
| Udveg उद्वेग | 12:23 AM to 1:59 AM | Avoid |
| Shubh शुभ | 1:59 AM to 3:34 AM | Good |
| Amrit अमृत | 3:34 AM to 5:10 AM | Good |
| Char चर | 5:10 AM to 6:46 AM | Neutral |
Panchang in Surat for today
Auspicious time
Times to avoid
Tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana are as at sunrise in Surat, with the time each one ends, all in Surat time and for the date chosen above.
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Hindu festivals in Surat: dates and timings
These are the dates as they fall in Surat, worked out for Surat’s own sunrise and moonrise. All of the festivals below fall on the same day here as in Delhi.
| Festival | Date in Surat |
|---|---|
| 2026 | |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Tue, Oct 20 Same day as Delhi |
| Sharad Purnima | Sun, Oct 25 Same day as Delhi |
| Karva Chauth Moonrise 8:55 PM. Puja 6:04 PM to 7:20 PM. Fast 6:39 AM to 8:55 PM. | Thu, Oct 29 Same day as Delhi |
| Ahoi Ashtami | Sun, Nov 1 Same day as Delhi |
| Dhanteras | Fri, Nov 6 Same day as Delhi |
| Kali Chaudas (Choti Diwali) | Sat, Nov 7 Same day as Delhi |
| Naraka Chaturdashi (Abhyang Snan) | Sun, Nov 8 Same day as Delhi |
| Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) Lakshmi puja 6:25 PM to 8:24 PM. | Sun, Nov 8 Same day as Delhi |
| Chhath Puja | Sun, Nov 15 Same day as Delhi |
| Dev Uthani Ekadashi | Fri, Nov 20 Same day as Delhi |
| Tulsi Vivah | Sat, Nov 21 Same day as Delhi |
| Kartik Purnima (Dev Diwali) | Tue, Nov 24 Same day as Delhi |
| Vivah Panchami | Mon, Dec 14 Same day as Delhi |
| Gita Jayanti | Sun, Dec 20 Same day as Delhi |
| 2027 | |
| Makar Sankranti | Fri, Jan 15 Same day as Delhi |
| Maha Shivratri | Sat, Mar 6 Same day as Delhi |
| Holika Dahan | Mon, Mar 22 Same day as Delhi |
| Holi | Tue, Mar 23 Same day as Delhi |
| Chaitra Navratri begins | Wed, Apr 7 Same day as Delhi |
| Ram Navami | Thu, Apr 15 Same day as Delhi |
| Hanuman Jayanti | Tue, Apr 20 Same day as Delhi |
| Akshaya Tritiya | Sun, May 9 Same day as Delhi |
| Vat Savitri Vrat | Fri, Jun 4 Same day as Delhi |
| Shani Jayanti | Fri, Jun 4 Same day as Delhi |
| Ganga Dussehra | Sun, Jun 13 Same day as Delhi |
| Nirjala Ekadashi | Mon, Jun 14 Same day as Delhi |
| Guru Purnima | Sun, Jul 18 Same day as Delhi |
| Sawan Somwar begins | Mon, Jul 19 Same day as Delhi |
| Hariyali Teej | Wed, Aug 4 Same day as Delhi |
| Nag Panchami | Fri, Aug 6 Same day as Delhi |
| Raksha Bandhan | Tue, Aug 17 Same day as Delhi |
| Krishna Janmashtami | Wed, Aug 25 Same day as Delhi |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Sat, Sep 4 Same day as Delhi |
| Radha Ashtami | Wed, Sep 8 Same day as Delhi |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Tue, Sep 14 Same day as Delhi |
| Sharad Navratri begins | Thu, Sep 30 Same day as Delhi |
| Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | Sat, Oct 9 Same day as Delhi |
Why a date can differ: a tithi (lunar day) begins at the same instant everywhere on earth, but a festival is kept on the local day when its tithi holds at the right moment, such as sunrise or moonrise. Surat’s sunrise and moonrise come at different minutes from Delhi’s, so now and then that moment lands on a different calendar day here. For festivals not listed, see the festival calendar.
Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya and Pradosh in Surat
The next vrat days for Surat, with the tithi window in Surat time.
Ekadashi
| Papankusha Ekadashi | Thu, Oct 22 |
| Rama Ekadashi | Thu, Nov 5 |
| Devutthana Ekadashi | Fri, Nov 20 |
| Utpanna Ekadashi | Fri, Dec 4 |
| Mokshada Ekadashi | Sun, Dec 20 |
| Saphala Ekadashi | Sun, Jan 3 |
Purnima
| Ashwina Purnima Tithi 11:55 AM Oct 25 to 9:40 AM Oct 26 Ashwina Purnima Vrat: Sun, Oct 25 Ashwina Purnima: Mon, Oct 26 | Sun, Oct 25 Mon, Oct 26 |
| Kartika Purnima Tithi 11:42 PM Nov 23 to 8:23 PM Nov 24 | Tue, Nov 24 |
| Margashirsha Purnima Tithi 10:46 AM Dec 23 to 6:57 AM Dec 24 | Wed, Dec 23 |
| Pausha Purnima Tithi 9:29 PM Jan 21 to 5:46 PM Jan 22 | Fri, Jan 22 |
| Magha Purnima Tithi 7:58 AM Feb 20 to 4:51 AM Feb 21 | Sat, Feb 20 |
| Phalguna Purnima Tithi 6:20 PM Mar 21 to 4:12 PM Mar 22 | Mon, Mar 22 |
Amavasya
| Kartika Amavasya Tithi 11:27 AM Nov 08 to 12:30 PM Nov 09 Darsha Amavasya: Sun, Nov 8 Kartika Amavasya: Mon, Nov 9 | Sun, Nov 8 Mon, Nov 9 |
| Margashirsha Amavasya Tithi 4:12 AM Dec 08 to 6:21 AM Dec 09 | Tue, Dec 8 |
| Pausha Amavasya Tithi 11:14 PM Jan 06 to 1:54 AM Jan 08 | Thu, Jan 7 |
| Magha Amavasya Tithi 7:05 PM Feb 05 to 9:25 PM Feb 06 | Sat, Feb 6 |
| Phalguna Amavasya Tithi 1:45 PM Mar 07 to 2:58 PM Mar 08 Darsha Amavasya: Sun, Mar 7 Phalguna Amavasya: Mon, Mar 8 | Sun, Mar 7 Mon, Mar 8 |
| Chaitra Amavasya Tithi 5:39 AM Apr 06 to 5:20 AM Apr 07 | Tue, Apr 6 |
Pradosh
| Shukra Pradosh Vrat Puja 6:08 PM to 8:38 PM | Fri, Oct 23 |
| Shukra Pradosh Vrat Puja 6:00 PM to 8:33 PM | Fri, Nov 6 |
| Ravi Pradosh Vrat Puja 5:55 PM to 8:31 PM | Sun, Nov 22 |
| Ravi Pradosh Vrat Puja 5:56 PM to 8:33 PM | Sun, Dec 6 |
| Soma Pradosh Vrat Puja 6:01 PM to 8:39 PM | Mon, Dec 21 |
| Soma Pradosh Vrat Puja 6:15 PM to 8:47 PM | Mon, Jan 4 |
Hindu temples in and around Surat
Mandirs across the Surat area, from the city to the suburbs. Check each temple’s website for darshan hours and its festival programme.
Ambika Niketan Temple
The Shri Ambikaniketan Trust says the two-storey temple on the banks of the Tapi was built in 1969 by the devotee Bharati Maiya around an eight-armed Ambika, calls it the second greatest centre of Shakti puja after Aarasur Ambaji, and says it is busiest during Navratri.
Ambaji Mandir
ETV Bharat describes it as a historic temple said to be about 450 years old, with a local account that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj came here for darshan, and reports that at Navratri it holds ghatasthapana and gives devotees the water offered to the goddess on Ashtami.
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Surat
BAPS says Bhagwan Swaminarayan first visited Surat in 1799 as Nilkanth Varni, and that Pramukh Swami Maharaj began this shikharbaddha mandir on the banks of the Tapi in Adajan in 1985 and performed its murti-pratishtha on 16 December 1996.
Shree Swaminarayan Mandir, Ved Road
The mandir honours a line of saints that runs from Gunatitanand Swami, whom Bhagwan Swaminarayan made head of the Junagadh temple, through Balmukunddasji Swami and Hariswarupdasji Swami to Harijivandasji Swami, and its website streams daily darshan from the mandir.
ISKCON Surat, Sri Sri Radha Damodar Temple
The temple leads Surat’s Jagannath Rath Yatra, and ISKCON News called the 2023 procession, a 15 km journey with book distribution along the way, the largest and grandest the city had seen in 25 years.
Ramnath Ghela Mahadev Temple
PTI reports that devotees bring live crabs to the Shivling here in the month of Paush, in the belief that wishes are fulfilled and ear ailments eased, and that the temple management later releases the crabs into the river.
Umiyadham
India’s Ministry of Tourism describes Umiya Mata as the deity worshipped by lakhs of Kadwa Patidars across the world and lists the Umiyadham Trust’s Navratri Maha Aarti at this temple among Gujarat’s festival events.
Dariya Ganesh Temple
The Surat district administration notes a temple to Dariya Ganesh at Dumas Beach, a black-sand beach about 21 km southwest of the city at the mouth of the Tapi.
Festival traditions in Surat
- Surat marks Chandi Padvo, the day after Sharad Purnima, by eating ghari, a sweet of maida and mava, with a local delicacy called bhusu, and in 2024 the city’s sweet traders estimated that about 1.5 lakh kg of ghari worth over Rs 10 crore would be sold for the day. (DeshGujarat, 18 October 2024)
- Each Navratri, Umiyadham in Varachha keeps garba in its traditional form for all nine nights and Dussehra, with women dancing while carrying lit lamps, and on Maha Ashtami thousands of devotees perform its Maha Aarti together. (Incredible India, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India)
- Gujarat Tourism’s International Kite Festival for Uttarayan 2026 began in Surat, Rajkot and Dholavira on 10 January before its main days on Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati Riverfront, and Gujarat Tourism notes that families eat dishes such as undhiyu and Surati jamun while flying kites from their rooftops. (Gujarat Tourism, Government of Gujarat)
Surat choghadiya and festivals: common questions
- What time is the Karva Chauth moonrise in Surat?
- Thursday, October 29, 2026: moonrise 8:55 PM, puja 6:04 PM to 7:20 PM.
- When is Lakshmi puja on Diwali in Surat?
- The Lakshmi puja muhurat in Surat is Sunday, November 8, 2026: 6:25 PM to 8:24 PM.
- When is Holi 2027 in Surat?
- Tuesday, March 23, 2027 in Surat, same day as Delhi. Holika Dahan: Monday, March 22, 2027.
- When is Janmashtami 2027 in Surat?
- Wednesday, August 25, 2027 in Surat, same day as Delhi.
- When is Dussehra 2026 in Surat?
- Tuesday, October 20, 2026 in Surat, same day as Delhi.
- When does Navratri 2027 begin in Surat?
- Thursday, September 30, 2027 in Surat, same day as Delhi.
- When is Makar Sankranti 2027 in Surat?
- Friday, January 15, 2027 in Surat, same day as Delhi.
- Where are Ganesh idols immersed in Surat?
- Surat Municipal Corporation, working with the Surat City Ganesh Utsav Samiti, has idols up to five feet tall immersed in artificial ponds it builds across the city, 20 of them in 2023, at sites including Dumas village, Vesu, Adajan, Jahangirpura, Katargam and Pal, while taller idols go to the sea at Hazira jetty. SMC sets up collection points for kalash, puja materials and flowers at every pond, and it has appealed to mandals to install eco-friendly idols to keep the Tapi and the sea clean.
- Which choghadiya is used for Diwali Chopda Pujan in Surat?
- In Gujarat, Chopda Pujan, the Diwali worship of new account books also called Muhurat Pujan, is usually timed by choghadiya. Amrit, Shubh, Labh and Char are the periods considered auspicious for it, and because they fall both by day and by night, a business can pick the window that suits it. This page shows those periods for Surat for any date.
Choghadiya through the year in Surat
Sunrise and sunset in Surat on the 21st of each month, and how long one choghadiya lasts by day and by night.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Each day choghadiya | Each night choghadiya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January | 7:18 AM | 6:21 PM | 11h 3m | 1h 23m | 1h 37m |
| 21 February | 7:05 AM | 6:39 PM | 11h 34m | 1h 27m | 1h 33m |
| 21 March | 6:42 AM | 6:50 PM | 12h 8m | 1h 31m | 1h 29m |
| 21 April | 6:15 AM | 7:00 PM | 12h 44m | 1h 36m | 1h 24m |
| 21 May | 5:59 AM | 7:12 PM | 13h 13m | 1h 39m | 1h 21m |
| 21 June | 5:58 AM | 7:23 PM | 13h 25m | 1h 41m | 1h 19m |
| 21 July | 6:08 AM | 7:22 PM | 13h 14m | 1h 39m | 1h 21m |
| 21 August | 6:19 AM | 7:05 PM | 12h 46m | 1h 36m | 1h 24m |
| 21 September | 6:27 AM | 6:37 PM | 12h 10m | 1h 31m | 1h 29m |
| 21 October | 6:36 AM | 6:10 PM | 11h 34m | 1h 27m | 1h 33m |
| 21 November | 6:53 AM | 5:56 PM | 11h 3m | 1h 23m | 1h 37m |
| 21 December | 7:11 AM | 6:02 PM | 10h 51m | 1h 21m | 1h 39m |
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