पञ्चाङ्ग — Ayodhyā · December 25, 2008 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 7.19 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते ज्ञानवान्मां प्रपद्यते।

वासुदेवः सर्वमिति स महात्मा सुदुर्लभः।।7.19।।
"7.19 After many lives, at last the wise man realises Me as I am. A man so enlightened that he sees God everywhere is very difficult to find." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.64°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra222.89°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala244.20°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha265.57°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati273.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra295.42°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani147.54°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:20 – 14:39
Yamaganda06:48 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:25 – 10:43
Varjyam07:14 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:48 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:06 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:25 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:43 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:02 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:20 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:39 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:57 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:15 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:57 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:39 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:20 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:02 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:43 – 03:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:25 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:06 – 06:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.799°
Longitude: 82.204°
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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866360.27
Julian Day2454825.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9785°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.11°
🪷 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 (23.9785°), declination -23.39°, EoT -0.49 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: 2008-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)