पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · January 2, 2006 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 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।
"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra284.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala17.33°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha243.16°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.13°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra275.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani105.77°KarkaPuṣya P4

Ayodhyā — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:09 – 09:28
Yamaganda10:47 – 12:05
Gulika Kāla13:24 – 14:43
Varjyam07:17 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:51 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:09 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:28 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:47 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:05 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:24 – 14:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:43 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:01 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:20 – 19:01 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:01 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:43 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:24 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:05 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:47 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:28 – 05:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:09 – 06:51 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.799°
Longitude: 82.204°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865272.27
Julian Day2453737.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9369°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.82°
🪷 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 (23.9369°), declination -22.94°, EoT -4.15 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: 2006-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)