पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · January 13, 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 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.76°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra73.35°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala20.60°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha260.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.78°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra270.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani104.98°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:50 – 12:10
Yamaganda14:49 – 16:08
Gulika Kāla08:11 – 09:31
Varjyam07:18 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:52 – 08:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:11 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:31 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:50 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:10 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:29 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:49 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:08 – 17:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:28 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:08 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:49 – 22:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:29 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:10 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:50 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:31 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:11 – 06:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865283.27
Julian Day2453748.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9373°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)165.16°
🪷 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 (23.9373°), declination -21.53°, EoT -8.64 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: 2006-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)