पञ्चाङ्ग — Amritsar, Punjab · January 4, 2029 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 17.9 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।
"17.9 Those in whom Passion is dominant like foods that are bitter, sour, salty, over-hot, pungent, dry and burning. These produce unhappiness, repentance and disease." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.70°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra123.09°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala160.67°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha278.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.99°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra240.23°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani10.13°MeṣaAśvinī P4

Amritsar, Punjab — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:10 – 06:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:40 – 07:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:52 – 15:08
Yamaganda07:31 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla10:03 – 11:19
Varjyam07:56 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:31 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:47 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:03 – 11:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:19 – 12:36 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:36 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:52 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:08 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:24 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:40 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:24 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:08 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:52 – 00:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:36 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:19 – 04:03 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:03 – 05:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:47 – 07:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.634°
Longitude: 74.8723°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873675.27
Julian Day2462140.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2582°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.84°
🪷 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 (24.2582°), declination -22.71°, EoT -5.02 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: 2029-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)